High Impact: An Evidence-based Exploration of Cannabis Use
Sunday, May 18, 2025
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
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As the legal, social, and medical landscape surrounding cannabis continually changes, keeping up with what is fact and what is fiction can be a real trip. This session offers a balanced overview on the pharmacology and physiological effects of cannabis and includes research-backed and approved indications for medical use, as well as its short- and long-term health impacts. The faculty will also blaze through the past, present, and future of the social and legal status of cannabis, including potential clinical, personal, and professional impacts of rescheduling and legalization. Geared towards generalists, regardless of specialty, all PAs can expect to leave this session with a hit of high-yield information.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:
Discuss the pharmacology and physiologic impacts of cannabis
Recognize evidence-based medical uses for marijuana
Recall the short- and long-term health impacts associated with cannabis use
Discuss the past, current, and future socio-legal landscape of medical and recreational marijuana use in the U.S.
