Amendment Would Allow VA Doctors to Recommend Medical Marijuana to Their Patients in States Where It’s Legal The Senate today passed the FY2016 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Bill, which includes language to allow Veterans Administration (VA) doctors to recommend medical marijuana to their patients in states where medical marijuana is legal. The […]
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Willie Nelson Secures Funding For His New Pot Brand
It looks like Willie's Reserve is finally getting off the ground. Willie Nelsonannouncedthis week that his new cannabis brand had secured backing from a New York-based private equity firm. Read article here: High Times
US Gov: Marijuana Arrests for Federal Funding?
The United States government has been dangling the proverbial carrot in the faces of law enforcement agencies all across America in a ploy to exchange minor marijuana-related arrests for federal funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. High Times
Arizona State Senator Blocks Funding for Long-Sought Medical Marijuana Research
Clinical Trial for Veterans with PTSD Has Already Obtained Approval from U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U. Arizona Institutional Review Board, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Wednesday, April 2: Veterans, Military Family Members and Supporters to Rally at Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza After 22 years of hard-fought efforts, the non-profit pharmaceutical company […]
MJ Research Funding Cut as Support for Drug Grows
As more states embrace legalized marijuana, the drug’s growing medicinal use has highlighted a disturbing fact for doctors: scant research exists to support marijuana’s health benefits. Smoked, eaten or brewed as a tea, marijuana has been used as a medication for centuries, including in the U.S., where Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) sold it until […]