Veterans Affairs committee  I think we need to listen to those types of anecdotes. Anecdotes are a form of evidence and if someone has a dramatic improvement where they were completely non-functioning and with the addition of one particular treatment they then resumed employment, became functional and their

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, there has been research on nabilone, which is a synthetic THC analogue. You heard Dr. Zhang mention before that it is a strong agonist, so it has very strong binding to the receptors, which is different from the natural form of THC you'll find in the plant, which is a weak a

Veterans Affairs committee  It's more likely restricted to in-hospital use looking at nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy. There is a lot more of the authorization for medicinal cannabis, which we are seeing, based on the increasing numbers that Health Canada is tracking. Again, a few physici

Veterans Affairs committee  I'd certainly be happy to do that. One of the reasons we're in this funny situation is that usually before a product becomes available for therapeutic use, it has to undergo rigorous research, clinical trials, and you have to demonstrate the evidence that the risk profile is ac

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely. Thank you. Where that information comes from is observational data looking at different states in the U.S. Currently in the U.S. there are approximately 30 states where they have legalized medicinal cannabis. There are currently another eight states that have legaliz

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much. Good afternoon, honourable members of Parliament. I appreciate the opportunity to address the House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs. As noted, I'm an associate professor in the department of anaesthesia here at McMaster as well as the assoc