The Canadian Government has confirmed that recreational cannabis will be legalized on October 17, 2018.
As Health Care Professionals and Health PEI staff, the following resources are intended to support you as a health care provider and employee.
Forms
- Cannabis for Medical Purposes: Client Information and Acknowledgement Form [PDF] (French) [PDF]
- Recreational Cannabis (Long-Term Care Only) Resident Information and Acknowledgement Form [PDF] (French) [PDF]
Frequently Asked Questions
Presentations
Patient Information
- Cannabis Use in Health PEI Facilities & Services - FAQ [PDF] (French) [PDF]
- Cannabis and Your Medication [PDF] (French) [PDF]
- Cannabis and Other Substances [PDF] (French) [PDF]
- Cannabis in Canada (Government of Canada)
General Health Information
- Health Effects of Cannabis Fact Sheet [PDF] (Government of Canada)
- Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis series (Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Addiction)
Medical Cannabis
- Information for Health Care Practitioners – Medical Use of Cannabis (Government of Canada)
- Medical Cannabis Q&A (Canadian Pharmacists Association)
- Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids
- Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (Government of Canada)
- Information for Health Care Professionals: Cannabis (marihuana, marijuana) and the cannabinoids (Health Canada, 2013)
Information for Physicians and Nurses
- Cannabis Resources for Family Physicians (The College of Family Physicians of Canada)
- Authorizing Dried Cannabis (Medical Marijuana) for Chronic Pain or Anxiety: Preliminary Guidance [PDF] (The College of Family Physicians of Canada)
- Prescribing Medical Cannabinoids in Primary Care [PDF] (Canadian Family Physician)
- Cannabis (Canadian Nurses Association)
- Practice Directive - Caring for Clients Authorized to Use Medical Cannabis (CRNPEI) [PDF]
- Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes: What Every Nurse Should Know (Canadian Protective Nurses Society)
- Cannabis Critical Thinking Pathways for Nursing Practice [PDF]
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
- Maternal Cannabis Use during Pregnancy [PDF] (Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Addiction)
Youth
Supporting People Using Cannabis
Research Involving Cannabis
For more information on conducting research involving Cannabis, please contact Health PEI Research Ethics Board at reb@ihis.org or by phone at (902) 569-0576. (www.healthpei.ca/reb)
