The majority of people, 65 percent, who are authorized to possess medical cannabis use it to manage arthritis pain, according to The Arthritis Society.
The organization is hosting a national medical cannabis roundtable discussion in Vancouver today with the hope more scientists will research the subject.
"We can come to consensus about the research priority areas of medical cannabis.Trying to understand both from a basic science perspective, a clinical science, health services and policies .. how we should be thinking about investing, as a community, with medical cannabis," said Joanne Simons, chief mission officer at The Arthritis Society.
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