The DOJ’s move to reclassify cannabis to Schedule III signals more than a policy shift – it marks the first federal acknowledgment of state-licensed cannabis systems. For nurses, this is a defining moment to lead with evidence, bridge clinical gaps, and guide patients safely through an evolving landscape of cannabis care.
Many states within the U.S. adopted laws for the use of marijuana (or its constituents) for medical or recreational purposes, leaving policy makers with the difficult task of implementing regulations.1 Some states included protection for healthcare professionals who...
Bryan A. Krumm MSN, RN, CNP, BC In April of 1984, after failing out of College and entering into a 2 year enlistment in the US Army, I took an oath to “defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. Since swearing that oath,...
A landmark study by Rowland, Schumann, and Hickner (2010) found that earlier initiation of palliative care leads to better outcomes for patients with aggressive non-small cell lung cancer. The oncology patients who received earlier palliation, defined as palliation...
