Pernille Opstrup1, Marianne Olsen2, Karsten Nysom3, Peter Vilhelm Uldall4 & Søren Walther-Larsen1,2,5 1) Anæstesi- og Operationsklinikken, Juliane Marie Centret, Rigshospitalet
2) Palliativt Afsnit for Børn og Unge, BørneUngeklinikken, Juliane Marie Centret, Rigshospitalet
3) Børneonkologisk Afdeling, BørneUnge-klinikken, Juliane Marie Centret, Rigshospitalet
4) Neuropædiatrisk Afdeling, BørneUnge-klinikken, Juliane Marie Centret, Rigshospitalet
5) Videnscenter for Børnesmerter, Juliane Marie Centret, Rigshospitalet
Ugeskr Læger 2017;179:V07170527
The Danish parliament has decided to establish a four-year pilot scheme for medical treatment with cannabis. We increasingly experience requests from parents for medical treatment with cannabis of children and have the impression that a growing number of parents treat their children with illegally acquired cannabis products for various conditions. We summarize the sparse evidence regarding effects, side effects and long-term effects of medical treatment with cannabis in children and adolescents. At present, cannabis should very rarely be considered as part of medical treatment for children and adolescents.