Surveyed doctors want THC in recreational marijuana to be regulated
VANCOUVER — The Canadian Medical Association says 72 per cent of doctors who responded to a survey it conducted want the federal government to regulate THC levels in recreational marijuana.
A total of 788 doctors, or 19 per cent of the association’s membership, responded to the survey earlier this summer, the group’s annual meeting heard Wednesday.
Dr. Jeff Blackmer, vice-president of medical professionalism at the association, said the survey was based on federal Health Minister Jane Philpott’s request for feedback from physicians.
“We really want to take a public health view to this and represent the views of physicians the same way we would on other issues, for example, smoking or alcohol use,” he told the meeting.