With more and more people accepting medical cannabis for what it is and turning to therapies that are cannabis based as a way to have a different way to treat conditions instead of using drugs, you might wonder whether or not it creates some disconnect.

In a way, it does.  While this is good for people to get the help that they deserve, if you don’t have guidance on what to take from doctors, a lot of patients then get left to make their own treatment programs, through the usage of trial and error, and this is usually based on information from sources that aren’t always reliable.  Another big thing that comes into this, is that even our doctors aren’t fully aware of the different kinds of medical cannabis that’s out there, and they might prescribe the wrong thing. There is more research now than ever that supports the therapy that’s there for medical cannabis, but some people are resistant to accepting this. 

Cannabis over Pills 

A lot of times, people want a solution that’s a little bit different from just having a pill. That’s why cannabis has become so popular. 

Cannabis has been available in certain countries for over a decade medically, and people could get this through different therapies, and medical cannabis is even deductible, and some of the synthetic ones are covered too. 

In a survey that included over 2700 people, the people who responded asked about the PCP’s knowledge on the subject, how they communicated with the PCP regarding the cannabis that they had, and also, the authorization necessary to give cannabis as a solution rather than medications. 

About seven percent of those who were surveyed were able to get cannabis directly through their PCP. 

When they spoke about the knowledge that their PCP had on cannabis, over 80% of the people said that their PCP knew a lot about it, and on an average level, they were able to get the cannabis integrated into the treatment that are necessary for people to survive and overcome ailments, and they felt confident with this. 

Some have even said that they substituted using cannabis rather than regular drugs, including tobacco too, and this was over half of the responders.  Some people did struggle though, with over 30% of the people who responded noted that they had some delay in offering the information that they had to their PCP, and even some noted that their PCP didn’t know about the substitution of this. 

In a more recent survey that was done in Denmark, over half of the people who responded mentioned that they used medical cannabis rather than drugs, and almost all of them were able to get cannabis through the prescriptions of their doctor’s provision.  

This is something that’s even helped with the opioid use, and some have even said that they’ve found cannabis to be way more effective for their problems, and over 90% of the people there said that cannabis was a lot better for them to tolerate than normal opioids. 

With that said, it’s not perfect. In some developing locations, it was found that cannabis still has a long way to go, with some people learning to prescribe it themselves, rather than wait on a doctor. This is something that’s still very informal behavior in certain parts. 

But, with this in mind, it shows the new changes that are happening in the world of cannabis. More people are able to get the help they need now more than ever before, offering some new ways to improve their health.