title: Medical marijuana: A treatment worth trying?
abstract: With medical marijuana available in more and more states, family physicians need to know what the evidence says about its use. This review includes a step-by-step guide and a list of red flags to watch for.
authors.affiliation: California Substance Abuse and Treatment Center, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Corcoran, CA, USA. Email: julius.metts@cdcr.ca.gov.
authors.forename: Julius
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Metts
authors.affiliation: Private practice, Littleton, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.affiliation: California Substance Abuse and Treatment Center, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Corcoran, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Jawahar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sundaram
authors.affiliation: California Substance Abuse and Treatment Center, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Corcoran, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Nastran
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hashemi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002100:Cachexia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D064086:Medical Marijuana / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D064086:Medical Marijuana