To be honest with you, maybe it's my part of the country (northeast, now southwest) - I don't know of many colleagues who are comfortable with opioid use or prescribing. Most of us won't prescribe it and will refer to a pain management specialist who knows what they're doing. Most of us are also aware that there have been few long-term studies that show any sort of toxicity or dangers of cannabinoid use other than at ultra high doses, so personally, I think it's probably safer than using something like Xanax or clonazepam. Certainly safer than opiates.

The limiting factor - you cannot just write a prescription to the local CVS, so if patients want it, I can only recommend that they and their family seek out a reputable dispensary...the limiting factor, I would say, would be getting the medicine in a form with the tolerances and safety of a typical FDA approved med.