Table 2 Examples of patient treatment goals when using medical cannabis

• Improve quality of life

• Improve function

• Improve overall analgesic efficacy

• Improve self-efficacy

• Improve sleep

• Improve mood

• Reduce anhedonia

• Reduce anxiety

• Address breakthrough pain symptoms

• Address episodic symptoms and exacerbations

• Improvement in disease specific symptoms and symptom burden

• Spare opioids and support opioid tapers

• Reduce benzodiazepine use

• Reduce skeletal muscle relaxant use

• Reduce hypnotic use

• Reduce illicit substance use

• Reduce nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use

• Reduce legal substance use (eg, alcohol, tobacco)

• Mitigate opioid-related adverse effects

• Reduce opioid withdrawal symptom