Nevada’s state and federal lawmakers have been working to bring medical marijuana researcher Dr. Sue Sisley to the university to conduct a pilot study on the safety and efficacy of marijuana on veterans with chronic and treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder.
Arizona residents who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder will be able to legally use marijuana to help alleviate their symptoms under a decision announced Wednesday, July 9, by the state’s top health official.
A recent court ruling has added post-traumatic stress disorder to Arizona’s list of debilitating conditions that qualify for medical marijuana treatment.
Medical marijuana, used to treat everything from chronic pain to Parkinson’s Disease to PTSD, is still not covered by medical insurance, a cost some say is prohibitively expensive to patients who rely on the drug.
The delivery service joins a small list of cannabis delivery services that serve Peninsula cities and will offer service from San Bruno down to Mountain View in what has long been a cannabis desert for legal consumers.
Louisiana lawmakers are moving to expand the state’s medical marijuana program, as the product nears availability within months.
One veterans organization called David Shulkin’s tenure at the VA, “a blunder that has caused harm to millions of veterans.”
The state’s primary is March 20. There are five candidates on the Democratic ballot, and two Republicans fighting for the nomination.
“If nothing else, I would like to see the ability for researchers to study the medical effects of marijuana to see if the benefits are really there,” Rep. Doug Lamborn told CPR News.
The plaintiffs, including an Iraq War veteran, a child with a seizure disorder and an ex-NFL player, claimed that the CSA’s classification of cannabis as a Schedule I substance is so “irrational” that it violates the U.S. Constitution.
Top officials at of The American Legion stepped up their calls for the federal government to legitimize and invest in medical marijuana research.
“How could anyone say that your clients’ lives have not been saved by marijuana?” the judge asked a lead attorney for the plaintiffs, which include an Iraq War vet, a child with a seizure disorder and an ex-NFL player.
The appeal comes weeks after a Cook County judge ordered the health department to add “intractable pain,” or severe and constant pain with no cure, to the list of more than 40 qualifying medical conditions.
A Missouri bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Jim Neely would provide access to medical marijuana for people who have terminal conditions.
Officials from GW Pharmaceuticals, the company that developed Epidiolex announced promising results from a randomized study on 171 patients.
In one California hospital, medical marijuana patients can’t volunteer to help comfort patients in their dying days.
A new directive from the Veterans Health Administration urges vets and their physicians to open up on the subject of medical marijuana, but whether vets will do so remains to be seen.
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will not conduct research into whether medical marijuana could help veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain.
Before we turn our eyes to Phil Murphy, let’s take a moment to remember Chris Christie’s hottest takes on marijuana over the years.
2017 was a year of frustration but also incremental progress for military veterans and their advocates as veterans’ organizations and their supporters continued to lobby federal and state politicians to expand medical marijuana access and research.
Although Arkansas voters have approved the sale of marijuana for medical purposes, doctors with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will not be allowed to recommend or prescribe the drug to veterans, and the V.A. will not pay for it.
The directive changes policy to support “the Veteran – (health) provider relationship when discussing the use of marijuana and its impact on health, including Veteran-specific treatment plans.”
Leafline Labs is blaming third-party testing hangups for causing delays with Minnesota medical marijuana patients getting their medications.
Brooklyn Law School recently hosted a panel to discuss the growing movement to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana in the state of New York.
Meet the veterans in the cannabis industry: The skills they developed in the military, including discipline and work ethic, are welcomed by businesses.
