CommuniVET™ | Cannabis in clinical practice

Presented by Sarah Silcox, DVM, CVA, CVSMT

Continuing education questionnaire

CE credit: 1

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Name

First name *

Last name *

License number *

Province where you practise *

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Questions

1. Cannabis has been used medicinally for: *

15 years

100 years

1000 years

4000+ years

2. Prohibition of cannabis was founded on the concerns of scientists and medical doctors around its safety and risk to users. *

True

False

3. Veterinarians have never been able to legally authorize cannabis for medical use. *

True

False

4. Under the current Cannabis Act, veterinarians are not included as health care providers able to authorize medical cannabis for their patients. *

True

False

5. CBD derived from hemp is: *

Classified no differently than CBD from any other source

Currently on the Prescription Drug List and can be sold only as a prescription drug (authorized by Health Canada), unless sold through federally licensed medical cannabis providers, or through provincially licensed cannabis retail stores

Non-intoxicating and has been shown to have a wide safety margin

May result in drug interactions

All of the above

6. Veterinary health products containing cannabis are permitted, but only if they meet certain requirements. *

True

False

7. Veterinarians will be able to prescribe, dispense, and administer pharmaceutical drugs containing cannabis that have undergone pre-market review for safety, efficacy, and quality under the FDA and have been issued a Drug Identification Number (DIN). *

True

False

8. Legal cannabis products sold under the Cannabis Act are required to test for: *

Microbes, residual solvents, heavy metals, pesticides, CBDA, CBD, THCA, THC

Microbes, pesticides, CBDA, CBD, THCA, THC, CBN, CBC, CBG, terpenes

All cannabinoids and terpenes, microbes, residual solvents, heavy metals, pesticides

9. In the US, cannabidiol (CBD) products sold online have been found to have accurate labelling in over 90% of the samples tested. *

True

False

10. Until veterinarians have a legal pathway by which to authorize medical cannabis use, they should avoid all discussions regarding cannabis with their clients. *

True

False