As the coronavirus pandemic rages on amid a severe economic crisis, the cannabis industry remains relatively strong. The controversial plant has grown immensely popular over the past few years, especially after researchers started looking into its purported medical abilities. Users say cannabis can be effective against a variety of ailments ranging from chronic pain and anxiety to fighting cancer and regulating and preventing diabetes, but only a few of these claims are backed by hard data. At the moment, it is nearly impossible for American researchers to study cannabis as it is still classified as a Schedule 1 substance.
Canada, on the other hand, has legalized both medical and recreational cannabis and researchers are free to study the effect of cannabis on human illness. In a bid to collect more hard data on cannabis, the University Health Network (“UHN”) in Canada is embarking on a six-month study to see whether there is any truth behind the claims that cannabis can help patients. Dubbed ‘The Medical Cannabis Real World Evidence Study,’ it is looking to enroll at least 2,000 people who have been prescribed medical marijuana to treat certain conditions including chronic pain, sleep anxiety, and depression.
Researchers will use a portal run by Canadian pharmacy retailer Shoppers Drug Mart which contains detailed and accurate information on the medical cannabis products it sells including oils, extracts, dried flower, topical preparations, and edibles. Participants will be required to select cannabis products from the portal and report on their effectiveness in treating their ailments. The nationwide study is the very first of its kind, and it will be led by UHN’s Dr. Hance Clarke, Director of Pain Services at Toronto General Hospital.
UHN will partner with a number of cannabis sellers to see how specific products affect certain ailments. Radient Technologies, a high-quality cannabinoid-based formulation, and products manufacturer will provide three oral spray formulations for the study participants.
“Radient strongly believes that consistency, safety, and standardization are key elements for all medical products, and are excited to partner with UHN, Shoppers, and TruTrace on this groundbreaking study,” says Radient Technologies CEO Denis Taschuk. “Providing patients and medical professionals with trusted products that deliver repeatable results is a crucial step in having cannabis incorporated into medical treatments and is at the heart of Radient products.”
“Shoppers is creating a standard for medical cannabis, which along with the data from these clinical trials, will increase the confidence of both doctors and patients in using cannabis for medical purposes,” the CEO added.
Industry watchers say sector players like Pac Roots Cannabis Corp. (CSE: PACR) will be eager to learn what data comes out of this first of a kind study.
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