AUTHOR=MacCallum Caroline A. , Lo Lindsay A. , Pistawka Carly A. , Christiansen April , Boivin Michael , Snider-Adler Melissa 

TITLE=A Clinical Framework for Assessing Cannabis-Related Impairment Risk

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.883517

DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2022.883517

ISSN=1664-0640

ABSTRACT=Clinicians play an important role in promoting safe and responsible medical cannabis use. One essential component to safe use is considering a patient’s risk of impairment. However, there remains a lack of practical guidance on how clinicians can evaluate this risk for medical cannabis patients. Here, a novel framework is presented for clinicians to assess and stratify cannabis-associated impairment risk. The proposed framework is intended to be used as a tool for healthcare providers to gain a more comprehensive review of a patient’s impairment-related factors. This framework can be used to assess impairment risk for patients currently using or considering medical cannabis. This assessment is recommended for all patients who perform safety-sensitive duties. Such assessments can inform patient-specific needs for support, education, and guidance, to ensure cannabis is used safely and responsibly.