Medical Cannabis in Canada and The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
The practice of family medicine in Canada was in considerable decline in the years leading up to the founding of The College of Family Physicians of Canada in 1954. The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) published preliminary guidelines for the Physicians in Canada. The regulatory board governing doctors in Canada states that the new Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) has put doctors in a "difficult position: we are asked to authorize our patients’ access to a product with little evidence to support its use, and in the absence of regulatory oversight and approval." According to this regulatory body, physicians in Canada must be on the alert for 'cannabis use disorder' in those patients seeking medical marijuana. This regulatory board further contends that by grouping cannabis in with cocaine, alcohol and other drugs, a number of harmful effects exist in cannabis, alcohol, cocaine, amphetamines, etc. The CFPC advises...