Medical Cannabis: Attitudes and Practices of Providers and Patients in Vermont

With greater decriminalization of cannabis, attitudes of the general public, patients and healthcare providers are changing. Along with attitudes changing, more research is emerging demonstrating the potential therapeutic value of cannabis. The potential of cannabis as an adjunctive medication for chronic pain or potentially as an opioid replacement is now of special interest in light of the opioid epidemic. A Pew Research Center study reported that the majority (62%) of Americans now support legalization of marijuana, this represents a more than doubling of the percentage of Americans supporting cannabis legalization over the last twenty years [1].