PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Rhode Island Senate has passed a bill that would approve the use of marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
Pot and PTSD
Let’s do this: Colorado-funded study finally gets federal OK to proceed
Seeking help: Veterans aren’t waiting on research, which worries doctors
Editorial: Science should trump anecdotes on medical pot for PTSD
Weed news and interviews: Get podcasts of The Cannabist Show.
Subscribe to our newsletter here.
Watch The Cannabist Show.
The legislation passed by a 36-0 vote on Thursday.
Sen. Stephen Archambault, a Smithfield Democrat, introduced the bill that would make PTSD another one of the debilitating medical conditions that qualify an adult patient to use medical marijuana.
Several states have passed or are considering similar measures aimed at helping military veterans struggling to manage anxiety, insomnia and other ailments.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs currently doesn’t allow doctors to prescribe marijuana, citing the lack of research about whether it’s effective in treating PTSD. The legislation now moves to the House of Representatives.
