Medicine Group Cancels Doctor Training About Marijuana
The American Academy of Pain Medicine scrubbed its plans for a one-hour online course next month after a request from the U.S. government agency that provided the funding, a spokeswoman for the pain medicine group said. The money came from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA. “We cannot speak to the reason that SAMHSA has asked that we not proceed with this webinar, but the webinar will no longer take place,” spokeswoman Megan Drumm in an email Thursday The group had informed a coalition of medical groups overseeing the government money about the course title and its learning objectives, Drumm said. Article content But after an inquiry from The Associated Press this week, the federal agency said the coalition that gave the grant would no longer take part. While marijuana is considered an illegal drug by federal officials, 29 states have authorized its use for medical purposes. Nine of those states require doctors to get training before they can reco