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Who Says Smoking Pot is Illegal? - 2 views

The Institute of Medicine reported this week that an estimated 116 million Americans suffer with chronic pain and are dealing with a health care system that is poorly prepared to treat them. Chroni...

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Marijuana May be Effective Treatment for Vets Facing PTSD - 0 views

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first clinical examinations of the benefits of cannabis for veterans suffering from the debilitating effects of PTSD
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They are hoping to do a three-month-long study of combat veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan who are experiencing difficulties due to PTSD.
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The researchers are now just one bureaucratic hoop away from gaining final approval of the study.
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The research method would be tightly controlled, with participants smoking or vaporizing 1.8 grams a day – the equivalent of two joints. The research may be petitioned from the neighboring state of New Mexico, where the qualifying conditions to obtain a medical marijuana card include PTSD.
- Kenn Dixon on 20 Jan 12
  
  What happens to the side effects of the marijuana usage on the behavior of the veterans? Every drug has a side effect, it is just which one has less.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What happens to the side effects of the marijuana usage on the behavior of the veterans? Every drug has a side effect, it is just which one has less. </div>
  
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ut so far, the health benefits of cannabis for PTSD are only anecdotal and they are looking for a way to provide evidence that cannabis might be another tool to help returning soldiers from war.
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  and in Germany, Switzerland and Spain they are currently researching the benefits of MDMA, or ecstacy on PTSD sufferers.
- Kenn Dixon on 20 Jan 12
  
  The use of these drug to fix a PTSD problem may be just putting a bandage on a deeper wound.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The use of these drug to fix a PTSD problem may be just putting a bandage on a deeper wound. </div>
  
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