PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gorter, Robert W.
AU  - Butorac, Mario
AU  - Cobian, Eloy Pulido
AU  - Sluis, Willem van der
TI  - Medical use of cannabis in the Netherlands
AID  - 10.1212/01.WNL.0000152845.09088.28
DP  - 2005 Mar 08
TA  - Neurology
PG  - 917--919
VI  - 64
IP  - 5
4099  - http://n.neurology.org/content/64/5/917.short
4100  - http://n.neurology.org/content/64/5/917.full
SO  - Neurology2005 Mar 08; 64
AB  - The authors investigated the indications for cannabis prescription in the Netherlands and assessed its efficacy and side effects. A majority (64.1%) of patients reported a good or excellent effect on their symptoms. Of these patients, approximately 44% used cannabis for ≥5 months. Indications were neurologic disorders, pain, musculoskeletal disorders, and cancer anorexia/cachexia. Inhaled cannabis was perceived as more effective than oral administration. Reported side effects were generally mild.