An Overview of Medical Marijuana and Cannabis

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this activity, participants should be able to:

1. Define Medical Marijuana
2. Define Cannabinoids
3. Distinguish between CBD and THC
4. Recognize what is meant by the term synthetic cannabinoids
5. Describe the differences between state versus federal perspective on legal issues surrounding medical marijuana
6. Discuss the necessity of a pharmacists’ role at the dispensary level of medical marijuana
7. Describe the difference between medical versus recreational use of marijuana
8. Describe the pharmacology of marijuana
9. List the indications for medical marijuana
10. Describe the different dosage forms of cannabis
11. List the adverse effects of medical marijuana
12. Recognize drug interactions with medical marijuana
13. Discuss the detection of marijuana in blood, urine, hair, and saliva

Fees:
No charge for NPTA CE+/Elite Members.
$15 for NPTA Insiders/Non-members.

Faculty: text

Contact Hour(s): 3.0

Activity Type: Knowledge-Based

Activity Format: On-Demand Home Study

Target Audience: Certified Pharmacy Technicians

ACPE UANs: 0384-9999-20-107-H01-T

Release Date: 04/24/2023
Expiration Date: 04/24/2023

CE Credit Requirements: To receive credit for this ON-DEMAND program, participants must complete the post-test with a passing score of 70%.

Disclosures: The CE faculty, reviewers and planning committee members have all reported no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program. This program received no commercial support and has been peer-reviewed to ensure non-commercialization.

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