It no longer matters what Illinois Governor BruceRaunerthinks about expanding the state’s medical marijuana pilot program; a court ruling handed down this week will force health officials to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the state’s list of… Read article here: High Times
Tag: PTSD
DEA Approves PTSD Marijuana Study
The Drug Enforcement Agency has given its blessing to a study on the effect of medical marijuana on post-traumatic stress disorder, the first randomized, controlled research in the U.S. for PTSD that will use the actual plant instead of oils or synthesized cannabis. According to the research’s nonprofit sponsor, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, or […]
DEA Approves Groundbreaking Study on Medical Marijuana for PTSD
The DEA has approved medical marijuana research for veterans with PTSD. Read article here: High Times
Texas: Autism, PTSD, Cancer Next Medical Marijuana Targets
Medical marijuana advocates in Texas are quietly planning their next moves. “We’re getting serious, folks,” Amy Lou Fawell told a few dozen activists, most of them political novices, gathered for a Monday strategy session at the Texas Capitol. What the patients, veterans and volunteers may lack in lobbying experience, they make up in passion. “This […]
New York Advocates for Medical Marijuana Launch Billboard Campaign Around State to Help Veterans and Others Suffering from PTSD
Billboards to Run In Syracuse, Rochester, Albany and Other Media Markets Across the State On the Eve of Veterans Day, Patient Advocates Ask Cuomo Administration to Grant Veterans Suffering from PTSD Access to Medical Marijuana New York — Today, on the eve of Veterans Day, Compassionate Care NY and the Drug Policy Alliance launched a […]
Group Of Veterans Will Sue Colorado For Right To Use Cannabis For PTSD
Four war veterans and a victim of sexual assault sued Colorado for refusing to allow medical marijuana to be prescribed for post-traumatic stress disorder — an odd case for a state that allows marijuana to be used for fun. The plaintiffs include an Army sniper who served two tours of duty in Iraq, an 11-year […]
PTSD Patients Sue Colorado Over Marijuana Decision
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Pot-Pioneering Colorado Rejects Marijuana as PTSD Treatment
Colorado is known for pushing boundaries on marijuana, but health officials' decision to reject pot as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder shows the issue is far from settled. Read article here: High Times
PTSD Pot Study Could Force Uncle Sam to Eat Crow
While Uncle Sam is still not convinced there is enough applicable science behind the healing theories of medical marijuana to allow veterans suffering from debilitating mental conditions to have access to the herb, researchers are finally moving forward with a federally a… Read article here: High Times
Colorado Funds Dr. Sisley’s PTSD Study
A team of researchers has received funding from the state of Colorado to launch a long-awaited federal study on the efficacy of marijuana when used to treat patients suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Read article here: High Times