Ten reasons to consider cannabinoids in everyday clinical practice

Medical cannabis is attracting more and more interest among both patients and healthcare professionals.Despite the long history of using this plant for medicinal purposes, the current approach to medicine,which is primarily based on facts, forces us to take a scientific approach in the selection of productsand substances from the cannabinoid group. More and more scientific and clinical studies are providingevidence of their effectiveness. Clinical trials with small groups of patients as well as case reports showthe benefits of medical cannabis, while larger trials often do not confirm clear improvement comparedto other available treatments. Both physicians and their patients need to know in which indicationsclinical benefits are possible and whether the proposed therapy is safe. Only after analysing the patient’shistory, interviewing and examining, in a highly individualized and detailed manner (including relativeand absolute contraindications) can cannabinoid therapy be considered. They are more often used as anaddition to basic and standard therapy, which can improve its effectiveness. Less frequently we choosecannabinoids as drugs of the first choice used in monotherapy. The article aims to present 10 reasonswhy cannabinoids are worth considering for use in everyday clinical practice and to prepare practitionersto answer the questions most asked by patients