Medical Cannabis Myths and Facts - No Spin

So many myths have grown around medical cannabis that it is hard to tell truth from repeated slogans. Some scare you, some promise miracles - and the patient is left with chaos in their head. Let us take the six most common myths apart and set the facts beside them.

Fact: it is the same plant species but an entirely different product. Medical cannabis is a pharmaceutical raw material with a known, standardised composition, dispensed on prescription and used under a doctor's supervision. We describe the difference from store CBD in our article medical cannabis vs store CBD.

Fact: the goal of therapy is relief, not intoxication. The dose is set from the lowest effective one, so it eases symptoms and lets you function normally. We explain how this works in our article how medical cannabis works.

Fact: medical cannabis is not reserved only for when nothing else has worked. It is sometimes introduced earlier, when standard treatment is not enough or causes too many side effects. The doctor always makes the call.

Fact: a prescription is issued only with medical indications and no contraindications. A doctor can refuse - and often should. We write about this in our article can a doctor refuse a prescription.

Fact: it is not a panacea. It works as support for specific symptoms - pain, spasticity, nausea, insomnia - but does not treat diseases at the root and does not replace causal treatment. Anyone promising that cannabis will cure cancer is misleading you.

Fact: treatment with medical cannabis is legal in Poland and happens on prescription. We lay out what is and is not allowed in our article medical cannabis and the law in Poland. If you want to start from the basics, see what medical cannabis is.