Physician’s/Pharmacist’s Roles MJ is not intended to be used as first line therapy for pain relief, either smoked or as a medible. Before cannabis is recommended for this indication, physicians should ensure their patients have an adequate trial of standard analgesics for pain control. Multimodal approaches for chronic pain management appropriately include antidepressants, anticonvulsants, NSAIDs like ibuprofen, topical analgesics, and TENS units, in addition to narcotics. In