Stigma‐related barriers to medical cannabis as harm reduction for substance use disorder: Obstacles and opportunities for improvement
Florriann Fehr,
Lindsay A. Lo,
Chris Nelson
et al.
Abstract:Emerging evidence on substituting cannabis for more harmful drugs has led to cannabis becoming a novel harm‐reduction strategy for combating the current drug poisoning crisis. However, the authorization of medical cannabis as part of a harm‐reduction approach and recovery strategy has significant implementation barriers rooted in longstanding stigma towards cannabis. Through a multi‐discipline collaboration of Canadian clinicians and academic researchers, we highlighted stigma barriers and opportunities to add… Show more
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