Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, only 9% of medical schools had documented curriculums on medical cannabis.
Since researchers gathered those numbers, the number of states with medical programs has jumped to 33, and tens of thousands of people in the Garden State have become medical pot patients under an expanded list of qualifying conditions to use. Millions of people buy over-the-counter CBD, or cannabidiol, products derived from marijuana’s legal and mild cousin, hemp, to treat ailments like anxiety and inflammation.
But how are New Jersey’s four medical schools keeping up with the new treatment?
Only one said it taught students about marijuana as more than a potentially addictive drug. That means young doctors, hopefully the best and brightest, likely will not be ready to have informed discussions with patients about medical cannabis.