Here are three prescription medicines related to marijuana that physicians can prescribe now:
- Epidiolex (cannabidiol) – Link is to the Medscape reference article.
- Marinol (dronabinol) – Link is to the Medscape reference article.
- Cesamet (nabilone) – Link is to the Medscape reference article.
Additional Resources:
(1) What is medical marijuana? from the National Institute On Drug Abuse accessed 04-20-2019
(2) Weighing the Benefits and Risks of Medical Marijuana Use: A Brief Review [PubMed Abstract] [Full Text HTML] [Full Text PDF]. Pharmacy (Basel). 2018 Dec 6;6(4). pii: E128. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy6040128.
(3) The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research (2017) [Read online] [Download free PDF]:
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Committee on the Health Effects of Marijuana: An Evidence Review and Research Agenda.
