On this historic day Dr. David Gratzer hits the ground running in his new podcast series as he and his guest, Dr. Jonathan Bertram, discuss Canada’s new cannabis policy. By the end of this short and intimate discussion you’ll quickly learn what you need to know to screen, assess and treat cannabis intoxication. You'll also get valuable insight into dealing with new or existing patients thinking about cannabis as a treatment method.

Dr. Bertram is an Addictions Medicine Physician at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) with a special interest in First Nations Outreach & Older Adults population in the context of Pain & Addictions Treatment.

This episode covers the following:

• How acute cannabis intoxication presents
• The importance of taking a substance use history
• Treating the intoxicated state
• Cannabis use disorders
• Treating patients with medical cannabis
• One minute of rapid fire questions

To hear more of this conversation on the impact of cannabis legalization, check out our bonus track Episode #1 Double Take

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