HONOLULU (AP) — The medical school at the University of Hawaii held its first seminar on medical marijuana with a panel of doctors and lawyers discussing the drug and the regulations governing its use.
At the event held earlier this month, the panel shared highlights of research on the topic to an audience of about 150 people consisting mostly of health professionals, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.
Data on medical marijuana is lacking, so the benefits and side effects on an individual patient are largely unknown, said Dr. Thomas Murtaugh, one of the panelists and a retired drug researcher.
“Before starting a patient on a cannabinoid, you should be aware of what the pitfalls are, and one of the pitfalls is that there is terrible data,” Murtaugh said.
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