Your healthcare practitioner has an understanding of your medical history, and they are the best person to consult about medical cannabis. There may be instances where your healthcare practitioner may be unfamiliar with medical cannabis or is hesitant to recommend it.

In order to have an open discussion with your healthcare practitioner, you should:

• Go prepared with information and ask how medical cannabis can benefit you.
• Make a list of all of medications that you are currently taking, and have tried to manage your condition or symptoms with. Identify the ones that worked for you and the ones that didn’t. Clearly identify the symptoms you feel can be managed effectively with medical cannabis.
• Be honest and forthcoming with sharing information, including any research that you may have come across.