The majority of cannabis patients do not consider their primary care physicians a good source of information regarding cannabis, according to a recent survey. The results coincide with a growing concern about the lack of education doctors receive regarding the therapeutic benefits cannabinoids provide.

A 2020 study published in the Journal of Primary Care & Community Health surveyed more than 1,000 primary care patients in Vermont who were at least 18-years-old. Though the state legalized medical cannabis in 2004, only 18% of survey respondents rated their doctor as a reliable source for cannabis information.

According to the survey, 45% of Vermont primary care patients reported using cannabinoids in the past year.

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