University Announces Online Medical Cannabis Course For Health Professionals

By A.J. Herrington, Forbes on December 22, 2022

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced last week that it would offer a new course in medical cannabis for health professionals. The 13-week course, which the university characterized as “groundbreaking,” is designed “to better educate doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other medical professionals about new cannabinoid treatments, practices and the latest research.

“The importance of medical cannabis education is undisputed,” Professor Yossi Tam, the director of the university’s medical cannabis research center, said in a statement from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. “As cannabis is becoming legalized in an increasing number of countries, it is more important than ever for doctors to understand this drug, its myriad uses, its benefits, as well as its current shortcomings.

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