It takes a village to ensure patients have the best care possible and we’re here to ensure supportive access to safe and effective medical cannabis and cannabinoid treatments. We provide referral service for Quebec-based doctors and training and support services for doctors worldwide.
Santé Cannabis is dedicated to the advancement and integration of medical cannabis.
Since 2014, we’ve assessed more than 18,000 medical cannabis patients, run several clinical trials and observational studies, and trained hundreds of doctors and healthcare professionals to expand knowledge and clinical experience with medical cannabis care.
Our Medical Cannabis Services
Referring patients to Santé Cannabis is easy, and as healthcare professionals, it’s the right thing to do. Trusted by more than 7,000 doctors across Quebec, we take medical cannabis and the care of your patients very seriously.
Our experienced multidisciplinary clinical team of physicians and nurses will:
• Assess, prescribe, and develop personalized treatment plans for your patients
• Provide continued follow-up for your patients’ medical cannabis treatments using our peer-reviewed model of care. (link to model of care publication)
Once we’ve reached a beneficial and stable treatment with your patient, you’ll have the option to take on their medical cannabis care. Always there to support you, we’ll ensure that you and your patient have everything you need.
Please note that we assess and follow patients just for their medical cannabis and cannabinoid needs. Your patient remains under your care for all other medical needs.
Assessing a patient for medical cannabis referral
Patients must have tried first-line pharmacological treatment and must still have uncontrolled symptoms, side effects or insufficient symptom improvement.
We’ll review your referral and contact the patient to book an appointment with one of our Santé Cannabis doctors within 1 month. There are no fees for patients with a valid RAMQ card.
We’ll send you a detailed report of the appointment, including your patient’s treatment plan of medical cannabis and prescription cannabinoids for your own records.
Santé Cannabis is an approved teaching site by the Collège des médecins du Québec and affiliated with McGill University.
Our Training services include:
• Prescriber Training Program
• Clinical Preceptorship and Mentorship
• Family Medicine Residency Elective
• Educative Presentations on Medical Cannabis
• International Mentorship
Find everything from educative presentations, guidebooks, and continuing education programs here.
Our clinical development team provides you with all the services required to create your own clinic or to add medical cannabis services to your already existing clinic or practice.
Our Clinical Development services include:
• Development of your clinical model
• Clinical Staff Training
• Clinical Prescribing Protocol
• Consultation for strategic development
• and so much more
Your patients can participate in our clinical trials or observational studies. Refer them to us, and we will assess their eligibility.
We also offer our medical cannabis experience and expertise to execute clinical trials, observational studies, and real-world data programs.
Our Research services include:
• Regulatory consultation and licensing
• Supporting partners to source research products and cannabinoid-based medicines
• Clinical Site Services and Recruitment
• Study Design and Protocol Development
• Medical and scientific writing
We are looking for physicians in Quebec who want to provide medical cannabis access and support to patients in need.
Our doctors and registered nurses have extensive experience in training healthcare professionals around the world. Learn from our clinical team through accessible and innovative training services that will empower you to provide top quality medical cannabis care, and that will support you to integrate medical cannabis into your practice according to your country’s regulations.
Cannabis is an ancient plant medicine with modern potential. Cannabinoids and other plant molecules interact with the body’s endocannabinoid system and can influence multiple functions including pain, mood, appetite and sleep regulation.
Without help, many patients self-medicate with cannabis and can struggle to find the right treatment option, or they may experience unnecessary side effects that are avoidable with the right support and guidance.
As healthcare professionals, we must support and monitor our patients, partnering in their journey to optimal health. Their cannabis use is no exception, we’re in this together.
Patients may need personalized product recommendations, support for safe and effective use, and access to ongoing follow-up throughout their medical cannabis journey. It doesn’t need to be complex with our collaboration.
Authorized medical cannabis patients have protections under federal law that include tenant and workplace rights; medical cannabis is also eligible for income tax credits, and patients may have access to insurance coverage under certain private plans.
Patients can participate in our studies to further scientific knowledge and clinical practice guidelines.
By referring your patients to Santé Cannabis or participating in one of our preceptorships, you’ll benefit from our years of experience and have the option to train or work with us.