Cannabis in clinical practice - Legislative and regulatory status of cannabis in Canada

Presented by Sarah Silcox, DVM, CVA, CVSMT

Continuing education questionnaire

CE credit: 1

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Questions

1. Cannabis has been used medicinally for: *
2. Prohibition of cannabis was founded on the concerns of scientists and medical doctors around its safety and risk to users. *
3. Veterinarians have never been able to legally authorize cannabis for medical use. *
4. Under the current Cannabis Act, veterinarians are not included as health care providers able to authorize medical cannabis for their patients. *
5. CBD derived from hemp is: *
6. Veterinary health products containing cannabis are permitted, but only if they meet certain requirements. *
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). *
8. Legal cannabis products sold under the Cannabis Act are required to test for: *
9. In the US, cannabidiol (CBD) products sold online have been found to have accurate labelling in over 90% of the samples tested. *
10. Until veterinarians have a legal pathway by which to authorize medical cannabis use, they should avoid all discussions regarding cannabis with their clients. *