VA rejects cannabis research as veterans plead for medical pot November 8, 2021 AggregatedNews Cannabis & Hemp Research 0 Comments Jason Dunlap found that cannabis eased his PTSD, chronic pain and insomnia, but he hid his pot use from VA doctors, believing it was taboo for veterans relying on government care. It took some research for the retired Army sergeant… Read More→
VA sending mixed messages for vets about cannabis use to treat PTSD September 7, 2021 AggregatedNews Medical Marijuana 1 Comment Despite increasing legal access to medical and recreational cannabis in states across the U.S., veterans face unfair treatment and stigmatization because the U.S. refuses to recognize marijuana as a viable treatment option. While the VA has embraced the federally illegal… Read More→
U.S. set to allow more facilities to produce marijuana for research May 18, 2021 AggregatedNews Cannabis & Hemp Research 0 Comments Moving to end one university’s decadeslong monopoly on supplying marijuana for U.S. research, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said last Friday it will soon issue licenses to a number of growing facilities. Since 1968, only one operation, the University of… Read More→
Nebraska medical marijuana supporters take first step in 2022 petition drive September 29, 2020 AggregatedNews Nebraska 0 Comments Backers of medical marijuana took the first step toward a 2022 petition drive by filing new language with the Secretary of State’s Office on Monday. This time Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana is opting for a simple, direct approach with a proposed… Read More→
Ohio medical marijuana sales get a coronavirus boost May 20, 2020 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments Ohio’s medical marijuana industry had its best two months yet in March and April, which industry officials say is a result of the new coronavirus and recent changes to the program. Sales reached $12.9 million during four weeks in March… Read More→
Veterans urge Congress, VA to catch up on expanding access to medical marijuana March 1, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments When he was deployed to Iraq in 2005, Army Sgt. E-5 Steven Acheson was assigned to the security detail of a high-ranking officer, driving a Humvee over IED-infested roads on more than 400 missions, as the violent insurgency tore the… Read More→
The Science of Forgetting: Good Thing I Remembered my Cannabis! July 16, 2018 Dr. Dorothy Colagiovanni Science and Technology 0 Comments Every day we are bombarded with new information, often too much at once. We try to process it all, but, we may beat ourselves up when we forget something like a friend's birthday or a deadline at work. As we… Read More→
Forum on the Hill About Medical Cannabis for Veterans: “To Our Commander in Chief – Are You Listening?” September 19, 2017 David Hodes Compliance and Regulations, Science and Technology, Training & Education 2 Comments I recently attended a powerful forum on Capitol Hill, “What Medical Cannabis Could Look Like for Our Veterans,” about veteran use of medical cannabis held at the Rayburn Congressional Representatives building on September 13. The forum included representatives from the… Read More→
Cannabis is What America Needs July 26, 2017 Simone Cimiluca Radzins Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Compliance and Regulations, Policy & Legal 0 Comments To my fellow Americans: We have a severe crisis in America today. We’re divided politically on many issues, we have a legal drug epidemic - the abuse of prescription opioids - that is spreading rampantly across the United States. We are losing our rights and… Read More→
PTSD Added to New York’s Restrictive Medical Marijuana Program May 11, 2017 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments New York State has one of the most restrictive medical marijuana programs in the country, but it may be starting to loosen up. A bi-partisan bill that would add post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a qualifying condition passed the Senate… Read More→
How much longer can we ignore treating our military vets? April 24, 2017 Kristi Kelly The Buck Stops Here 1 Comment By Kristi Kelly In a break-out session at the 2017 World Medical Cannabis Conference and Expo in Pittsburgh on April 21 and 22, a group of veterans from the Ohio-based Veterans Ending the Stigma (VETS) spoke to the room about… Read More→
Bill Would Allow Medical Marijuana Access to All Veterans in New Mexico February 9, 2017 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments A Senate committee voted Wednesday in favor of a bill that would make changes to New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Program, but some lawmakers were troubled by a section that would allow veterans to enroll without being diagnosed with a qualifying… Read More→
New Study Shows Marijuana May Benefit Mental Health November 17, 2016 AggregatedNews Science and Technology 1 Comment Legal access to marijuana, medicinal or otherwise, is growing. In 2016, four states approved recreational use of the drug and four states passed laws related to medical-cannabis access, bringing the total number of states that allow some form of legal… Read More→
Veterans Are Adamant About Rescheduling Marijuana September 8, 2016 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments The American Legion, a group representing 2.4 million U.S. military veterans, has called on Congress to remove marijuana from Schedule 1 of the federal Controlled Substances Act and "reclassify it in a category that, at a minimum will recognize cannabis as a drug… Read More→