Oncology & Palliative Care: Cannabinoid Research Clinician Packet (Nationwide Edition)

A 14-page, doctor-facing review of the cannabinoid evidence in oncology and palliative care, from chemotherapy-induced nausea to appetite, cancer pain, sleep, anxiety and end-of-life care.

Includes:

• Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, including the FDA approvals of dronabinol and nabilone, stated as facts only
• Appetite and cancer cachexia: what the trials really show
• Cancer pain (Cochrane and phase 3 trials), sleep, anxiety and end-of-life care
• Professional positions (ASCO, MASCC) and claims about cannabis as a cancer treatment
• Arizona in focus, older adults with cancer, safety signals and medicines to flag for pharmacist review
• A patient-conversation checklist and a 50-state + DC program table (NCSL, October 2026)

Same clean format, 60 verified sources, same rules: no doses, no product recommendations.

Education only. These guides are a research-navigation aid. They are not medical, legal or prescribing advice. They do not diagnose, prescribe, recommend products, set doses or titration, or give drug-interaction verdicts. Findings are summarized for orientation only. Read the original sources before relying on any of them. Clinical decisions remain with the treating clinician. Confirm all laws and program rules on official state sites. For use with licensed, state-regulated medical cannabis programs and FDA-approved drugs only.

Sources include the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) guideline, MASCC guidance, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2017), Cochrane reviews, studies indexed in PubMed, the National Cancer Institute, FDA drug labels (dronabinol, nabilone), the Federal Register, Arizona statutes, rules and ADHS forms, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), and official state program sites. This is an independent guide and is not endorsed by any cited source. Prepared by Annie Romelfanger, author of Medical Cannabis Handbook: A Friendly Guide to Safe, Simple Healing. Last reviewed: October 2026. Corrections: romelfanger@proton.me.