VA hospital in Phoenix blocks presentation on cannabis, PTSD
The Veterans Affairs hospital in Phoenix has blocked a local doctor from giving a lecture about marijuana’s effect on veterans with PTSD.
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Pot and PTSD: Colorado-funded study finally gets federal OK to proceed
A groundbreaking, Colorado-funded study looking at whether cannabis can treat post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans has received the final go-ahead from federal authorities.
Is the DEA rescheduling weed? We’ll find out soon
In a lengthy memo to lawmakers, the Drug Enforcement Administration said it hopes to decide whether to change the federal status of marijuana by July.
This Ivy League doctor sees cannabis’ medical promise, wants it rescheduled
Ivy League doctor-professor David Casarett understands and believes in marijuana’s true medical promise, and here’s why he wants it rescheduled.
True or False: A federal study will pay you $3,000 a week to smoke weed
Viral news: the federal government is prepping a marijuana study and will pay big bucks for participants to get high — did you share this fake news?
Federal government is stifling medical pot research, says major think tank
In a strongly worded new report out Tuesday, researchers at the influential think tank the Brookings Institution call on the federal government to eliminate roadblocks to medical marijuana research in the United States.
Cannabist Calendar: Autumn is blazin’ with 50+ events in October 2015
October 2015 events: Munchie Crawl; Lucha Libre and Laughs Zombie Brawl; Emma Crawford coffin races; Hemp Harvest Party and more.
Washington state veterans form support group to promote medical pot
A Washington state military veteran has launched a support group to reduce suicide rates called Twenty22Many, which is promoting medical marijuana use.
Op-ed: Congress has ignored need for marijuana research for too long
Members of Congress are often eager to admit they’re not scientists. The trouble is, they also don’t like listening to scientists. Now, America’s ignorance-is-bliss Congress has come to fear what scientists might have to say about marijuana.
Colorado bid to add PTSD to medical pot list rejected
The Colorado Board of Health voted 6 to 2 — amid shouts, hisses and boos from a packed house — not to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the medical conditions that can be treated under the state’s medical marijuana program.
Amid debate on medical marijuana research, Colorado taking charge
Researchers and advocates rail against federal government barriers in medical marijuana research, but Colorado is opening door for more studies.
Study: Medical pot unproven for many illnesses OK’d by state law
Medical marijuana has not been proven to work for many illnesses that state laws have approved it for, according to the first comprehensive analysis of research on its potential benefits.
Obama administration cuts red tape on medical marijuana research
The Department of Health and Human Services is eliminating what many see as a redundant clearance step for medical marijuana research that can take months to complete.
Representing the Marijuana Client: Yes, it’s a legit class at DU’s law school
The University of Denver — founded in 1864 and one of the most prestigious private universities in the U.S. — is going green. Soon students at DU’s Sturm College of Law will have the opportunity to take a class on cannabis law: Representing the Marijuana Client.
Colorado marijuana research grants: Studies would include epilepsy, PTSD
Colorado health officials have recommended funding two studies on childhood epilepsy, two studies on post-traumatic stress disorder and four other studies as part of the largest-ever state research program on medical marijuana.
No doobie deductible: Health insurance still no-go for medical marijuana
Patients who use medical marijuana for pain and other chronic symptoms can take an unwanted hit: Insurers don’t cover the treatment, which costs as much as $1,000 a month.
Veterans are key as surge of states OK medical cannabis for PTSD
Twenty-eight states plus the District of Columbia now include PTSD in their medical marijuana programs. The increase has come amid increasingly visible advocacy from veterans’ groups.
Johns Hopkins pulls out of marijuana PTSD study, apparently over partner questioning federal rules
Eighteen months after joining a study on using marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, Johns Hopkins University has pulled out without enrolling any veterans, the latest setback for the long-awaited research.
The 10 news stories that defined cannabis’ biggest year to date
Top stories: Not only did two U.S. states open their recreational pot shops but two others voted to open stores of their own. From issues with edibles to millions of dollars in research funding to lawsuits, lawsuits and more lawsuits, there was plenty of marijuana news to cover.
Nevada reciprocity: Have an MMJ card? You can buy pot in Vegas in 2015
Marijuana activists are already planning the 2016 campaign to regulate and legalize the sale of recreational pot in Nevada, home to Las Vegas, one of the world’s biggest tourism destinations. But some tourists won’t have to wait that long to legally buy weed in Las Vegas thanks to the most liberal reciprocity law in the United States.
