Canada's AG says amount of medical marijuana given Vets dangerous
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Treating Vets with pot
Veterans Affairs Department is allowing veterans being treated with medical marijuana, often for Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) up to 10 grams of pot daily, sometimes more, Ferguson said in Ottawa today.
However, Ferguson noted, veteran affairs has a report from Health Canada that suggests that is too high. Ferguson said that the government must do a better job of analyzing data and making policy based on reliable data.
In the area of pot that is especially so, he indicated. The medical marijuana program for vets will cost the taxpayer a whooping $25 million this year, he said. It is a figure Ferguson suggested is surprisingly high.
Medical marijuana dosage
The decision to allow a veteran being treated with medical marijuana up to 10 grams daily was not based on evidence, Ferguson found, and he noted that is was "poorly documented."
"Health Canada indicated that more than five grams per day may increase risks with respect to the drug's effect on the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and immune systems," his report said. "And on psychomotor performance, and may increase the risk of drug dependence."
This was an example in the report of the government not acting upon data; other issues include data being unusable because it is lacking in reliability. "Veterans Affairs Canada should implement a decision-making framework that specifies the type of evidence and how it is considered," the report said.
Canada's AG says amount of medical marijuana given Vets dangerous
Digital Journal: A Global Digital Media Network
Treating Vets with pot
Veterans Affairs Department is allowing veterans being treated with medical marijuana, often for Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) up to 10 grams of pot daily, sometimes more, Ferguson said in Ottawa today.
However, Ferguson noted, veteran affairs has a report from Health Canada that suggests that is too high. Ferguson said that the government must do a better job of analyzing data and making policy based on reliable data.
In the area of pot that is especially so, he indicated. The medical marijuana program for vets will cost the taxpayer a whooping $25 million this year, he said. It is a figure Ferguson suggested is surprisingly high.
Medical marijuana dosage
The decision to allow a veteran being treated with medical marijuana up to 10 grams daily was not based on evidence, Ferguson found, and he noted that is was "poorly documented."
"Health Canada indicated that more than five grams per day may increase risks with respect to the drug's effect on the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and immune systems," his report said. "And on psychomotor performance, and may increase the risk of drug dependence."
This was an example in the report of the government not acting upon data; other issues include data being unusable because it is lacking in reliability. "Veterans Affairs Canada should implement a decision-making framework that specifies the type of evidence and how it is considered," the report said.
Canada's AG says amount of medical marijuana given Vets dangerous