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DALLAS – It might come as a surprise to learn how many good studies there are to support marijuana for multiple sclerosis, especially for subjective symptoms. The data are summarized in recent MS complementary and alternative medicine guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology.

But most of those studies were done using standardized products not available in the United States, which means that U.S. providers have to give advice in a country in which marijuana types and products vary considerably. It comes down to a case-by-case approach, Dr. Allen C. Bowling of the Colorado Neurological Institute, Englewood, explained in a video interview at a meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers and the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis.

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DALLAS – It might come as a surprise to learn how many good studies there are to support marijuana for multiple sclerosis, especially for subjective symptoms. The data are summarized in recent MS complementary and alternative medicine guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology.

But most of those studies were done using standardized products not available in the United States, which means that U.S. providers have to give advice in a country in which marijuana types and products vary considerably. It comes down to a case-by-case approach, Dr. Allen C. Bowling of the Colorado Neurological Institute, Englewood, explained in a video interview at a meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers and the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis.

The video associated with this article is no longer available on this site. Please view all of our videos on the MDedge YouTube channel

aotto@frontlinemedcom.com

DALLAS – It might come as a surprise to learn how many good studies there are to support marijuana for multiple sclerosis, especially for subjective symptoms. The data are summarized in recent MS complementary and alternative medicine guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology.

But most of those studies were done using standardized products not available in the United States, which means that U.S. providers have to give advice in a country in which marijuana types and products vary considerably. It comes down to a case-by-case approach, Dr. Allen C. Bowling of the Colorado Neurological Institute, Englewood, explained in a video interview at a meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers and the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis.

The video associated with this article is no longer available on this site. Please view all of our videos on the MDedge YouTube channel

aotto@frontlinemedcom.com

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