Cannabis Issues with Treatment

Cannabis Issues with Treatment Author’s Name Institutional Affiliation Course Code and Name Professor’s Name Date Cannabis Issues with Treatment Kevin Ford asserts that the primary issue facing patients using cannabis as a treatment is the medicine inconsistencies that lead to the high cost of cannabis products (Coble, n.d.). Due to the limited number of licensed cannabis producers, it becomes difficult to meet patients’ needs since the medicines are not affordable. Other issues that patients using cannabis as a treatment encounter as opposed to traditional pharmaceuticals include the lack of knowing the right dosage or strain, cognitive problems, addiction, psychosis, and social stigma (Newton-Howes, 2018). As a result, cannabis patients are required to get guidelines from medical experts so that they can know the right dosage and alleviate other challenges involved. Louisiana is one of the states that have given patients access to medicinal cannabis. Although the cost ...