Cannabis For Pain, Parkinson’s, PTSD, and Endometriosis: What The Latest Studies Say With millions of people around the world suffering from diseases that affect our quality of life, it’s critical that patients get the medication that they need. Pain, Parkinson’s Disease, PTSD, and endometriosis are among the most common diseases…
What is the veTcave Project about? veTcave is meant to become a nonprofit reality tv show that builds mini-homes for veterans with PTSD in their backyards providing a space of retreat and recovery from triggers or episodes related to military trauma, while creating a space that lessens the impact of…
What an FDA Pilot Study on Cannabis and PTSD could mean for Medical Marijuana In December of 2017, M.A.P.S initiated a veteran volunteered placebo-controlled, triple-blind studies on the effects of marijuana flower on PTSD. Depending on the results of the study, which was funded by the State of Colorado, it…
Types Of PTSD And How Cannabis Treats Them Military veterans aren’t the only people who can suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In the United States alone, around 70% of the adult population has experienced some form of traumatic events at least once. There are millions of people worldwide who…
Published: Mar 14, 2018, 1:10 pm • Updated: Mar 14, 2018, 1:10 pm By Tony Perry, Special To The Washington Post In song and prose, surfing has long been celebrated as a way to soothe the mind and invigorate the body. But scientific evidence has been limited. Now the Navy…
Published: Nov 26, 2017, 4:00 pm • Updated: Nov 26, 2017, 4:01 pm By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It was a telling setting for a decision on whether post-traumatic stress disorder patients could use medical marijuana. Against the backdrop of the nation’s largest Veterans Day parade, Democratic…
Published: Nov 13, 2017, 8:52 am • Updated: Nov 13, 2017, 8:52 am By The Associated Press NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Saturday to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of ailments that can legally be treated with medical marijuana. The PTSD bill was…
Published: Sep 21, 2017, 10:35 am • Updated: Sep 21, 2017, 10:45 am By Bruce Kennedy, The Cannabist Staff The American Legion is calling on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to clear roadblocks threatening completion of a groundbreaking clinical study on the use of medical marijuana to treat post-traumatic…
Why Is Ecstasy Being Given Priority Over Cannabis For Vets With PTSD? In more news on legalization and medicine, filed under the WTF category: we learn that an Arizona research project with the intention of providing more information on the therapeutic benefits of cannabis for vets is being pushed back…
Published: Aug 29, 2017, 7:44 am • Updated: Aug 29, 2017, 7:56 am By Bruce Kennedy, The Cannabist Staff The first controlled clinical trial of medical marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in U.S. military veterans is in jeopardy if the Phoenix Veterans Administration Health Care System doesn’t participate…