New DPA Report Highlights the Impact of the War on Drugs on Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan
Last Friday, the Drug Policy Alliance released an updated and revised edition of its seminal 2009 report, "Healing a Broken System."
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Disabled Veteran’s Appeal Could Change US Medical Marijuana Policy
Michael Krawitz was denied treatments after the VA learned of his prescription but advocates see promise in a recent hearing
New Colorado Pro-Marijuana Group Forms After PTSD Denial
We've left a message with a spokesman for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for confirmation, but in the meantime it seems a second petition to have post-traumatic stress disorder added to the state's list of conditions considered treatable with medical marijuana has, essentially, been denied.
Oregon Medical Marijuana Backers Trying Again to Add PTSD to List of Qualifying Conditions
Officially, Rick Fabian uses medical marijuana to relieve severe pain from a litany of health problems. But more than pain, the 60-year-old Vietnam vet relies on the drug to blunt the debilitating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
White House Statement on Medical Marijuana: Another Step Back for Veterans
Serving in the military brings little credibility when waging logical arguments with the federal government.
Medical Marijuana Elevates Former Soldier From Rock Bottom
Chris Hillier’s life arc bottomed out in a Vancouver back alley, across the country from his Newfoundland home and a world away from the war zone that broke him.
Wounded Iraq Veteran to Government: Allow Research On Treating PTSD With Medical Marijuana
More than 10,000 people in over 40 states have joined a popular campaign on Change.org launched by a former U.S. Marine calling on multiple government agencies to stop blocking research of medical marijuana’s potential treatment of PTSD for veterans.
Did the Veterans Administration Unseat Marijuana From Schedule I?
Is Marijuana still a Schedule I drug? Not by the government's own definition!
V.A. Easing Rules for Users of Medical Marijuana
The Department of Veterans Affairs will formally allow patients treated at its hospitals and clinics to use medical marijuana in states where it is legal, a policy clarification that veterans have sought for several years.
Pot Advocates Ask Colorado to Allow Medical Marijuana Use for PTSD
Cannabis advocates on Wednesday filed a petition to include post-traumatic stress disorder on the state's list of medical-marijuana-approved conditions.
