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Article History

Received: 15 January 2021

Accepted: 7 June 2021

First Online: 23 June 2021

Declarations

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: A waiver of consent was required and approved by Advarra Ethics Committee, who also approved the study protocol, and by the provincial privacy commission (La commission d’accès à l’information du Quebec).

: Not applicable.

: L.R.: Clinical research associate, employee at Santé Cannabis.R.G.: Epidemiologic and statistic consultant for Santé Cannabis.C.EH.: Director of Research and Innovation, employee at Santé Cannabis.MF.A.: Associate Research Director of Santé Cannabis.E.P.: President and co-founder of Santé Cannabis.Santé Cannabis is a medical clinic, research, and training center dedicated to medical cannabis. The views expressed are those of the authors. This is a retrospective, observational study which took place at Santé Cannabis; therefore, the design and conduct of the study was executed by Santé Cannabis clinic staff. C.EH. and E.P. had a supporting role, in the retrospective protocol development. The authors had no role in the conduct of the study and collection of data. None of the authors are involved in the care of patients or in treatment decisions. The authors acted independently, and Santé Cannabis had no role in the analysis of the study, nor the writing of the manuscript or decision to publish. There is no financial gain for Santé Cannabis or for the authors to publish. The authors, while connected to Santé Cannabis, do not have a financial or professional incentive for the decision to publish.