Louisiana Gov. Signs MMJ Expansions Into Law
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a medical cannabis expansion program into law on Saturday that adds to the list… Read More
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Georgia Gov. Signs Bill to Add PTSD, Intractable Pain to MMJ Program
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed the bill adding post-traumatic stress disorder and intractable pain to the state medical cannabis… Read More
House Committee Advances Measure Allowing VA to Study MMJ
The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee has unanimously voted to advance a measure to allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to… Read More
Derek Cloutier: Veterans, PTSD, and Medical Cannabis
Derek Cloutier is the president and co-founder of the New England Veterans Alliance, a non-profit organization that helps veterans reduce… Read More
New York Gov. Signs MMJ-for-PTSD Bill
Medical cannabis is now available as a post-traumatic stress disorder therapy in New York after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the… Read More
Delaware Eases MMJ Access for PTSD Patients
Delaware post-traumatic stress disorder patients now have easier access to the state’s medical cannabis program after Gov. John Carney signed… Read More
New York Senate Passes Bill Allowing MMJ for PTSD, Moves to Gov.
New York’s Republican-controlled Senate has approved a bill adding post-traumatic stress disorder to the state’s medical cannabis qualifying condition list,… Read More
Colorado Gov. Signs Bill Allowing MMJ Use for PTSD
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed a bill granting individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder access to medical cannabis under the… Read More
Johns Hopkins Drops Out of MMJ for PTSD Study
Johns Hopkins University has dropped out of a study exploring whether cannabis can help relieve post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, according… Read More
Marine Veteran MMJ Advocate Says Vets ‘Will Keep Dying’ if Indiana Doesn’t Reform
Jeff Staker has lived a life of purpose: 11 years as a Marine Corp sniper, a drill instructor, father of… Read More
Bill to Allow MMJ for PTSD Moving Forward in Colorado
A bill allowing medical cannabis use as a post-traumatic stress disorder therapy is set to be introduced this session in… Read More
What Medical Conditions Qualify for a Medical Marijuana Prescription?
Medical marijuana remains a contentious subject for many, but the benefits of the plant can no longer be denied. Twenty-eight… Read More
PTSD Added to Minnesota MMJ List
Minnesota’s Department of Health has added post-traumatic stress disorder to the state’s medical cannabis qualifying list, the Associated Press reports.… Read More
American Legion Affirms Resolution Backing Medical Marijuana
The American Legion’s Committee on Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation is calling on the DEA to “license privately-funded medical marijuana operations”… Read More
Petition for Gov. Christie to Sign MMJ Program Expansion Gains Significant Traction
A petition calling on New Jersey Gov. Christ Christie to sign legislation adding post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of… Read More
Study to Determine MMJ’s Effectiveness as PTSD Treatment Now Accepting Applications
A study aimed at determining whether cannabis can help relieve post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms is ready for volunteers, the Military… Read More
New Jersey Approves Cannabis for PTSD, Awaits Christie’s Signature
Patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder could be granted access to medical marijuana in New Jersey if Gov. Chris Christie… Read More
Congress Neglects MMJ Reforms for Veterans
Congressional leaders have blocked medical marijuana reform efforts from both the House and Senate that would have opened the door for Veterans… Read More
DEA, FDA Approve Trial Testing Cannabis as PTSD Treatment
The California-based non-profit Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies has been awarded a $2.156 million grant to test the effectiveness of… Read More
Medical Marijuana Amendment Added to VA Appropriations Bill
Veterans could soon be able to talk to their Veterans Affairs doctors about using medical marijuana after the Senate Appropriations… Read More
New York Wary of Expanding List of Medical Cannabis Qualifying Conditions
New York’s medical marijuana program is one of the most restrictive in the country in terms of its accepted qualifying… Read More
Marijuana for Trauma: Advocating Improved Cannabis Access for Canadian Veterans
As per Health Canada’s Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations established in 2001, patients across Canada suffering from certain debilitating conditions can be… Read More
Washington State Senate Passes Bill Defining PTSD As MMJ Qualifying Condition
The Washington State Senate passed a bill this week that would add post-traumatic stress disorder as a qualifying condition for… Read More