Wisconsin Bill Would Create Pilot Program to Study Psilocybin as PTSD Treatment
Thu / Nov 30th
A bipartisan Wisconsin proposal is seeking to make it easier for researchers to treat patients with post-traumatic stress disorder with psilocybin.
PTSD studies are showing that cannabis can be helpful in working through the root trauma that causes the diagnosis. Veterans and other trauma survivors have been using medical cannabis with good results, read more about this in these articles:
Thu / Nov 30th
A bipartisan Wisconsin proposal is seeking to make it easier for researchers to treat patients with post-traumatic stress disorder with psilocybin.
Wed / Oct 25th
The city of Bridgeport, Connecticut this week agreed to pay a settlement to a former police officer who says he was wrongly suspended for being a medical cannabis patient
Mon / Jun 19th
Vermont lawmakers have expanded the state’s medical cannabis program, allowing patients to cultivate a total of 12 plants — up to six mature at once — and adding post-traumatic stress disorder to the program’s qualifying conditions list.
Tue / May 2nd
Sen. John Tester (D-MT), chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, said that a proposal to research medical cannabis use by veterans may be dead following its rejection in the Senate last week.
Wed / Mar 22nd
Lawmakers in the Arizona House Health and Human Services Committee advanced a measure this week that would allow patients with autism and PTSD to participate in the state’s medical cannabis program.
Fri / Feb 17th
The U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs advanced a bill this week mandating investigations into the effectiveness of medical cannabis as a treatment for PTSD and chronic pain.
Tue / Feb 7th
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration announced the legalization of medical psilocybin and MDMA for depression and PTSD, respectively, starting July 1.
Wed / Aug 3rd
Michigan is giving $12.5 million to two universities to facilitate research into the potential therapeutic benefits of cannabis for veterans suffering from PTSD.
Wed / Jul 6th
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced an amendment this week to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act that would require the Department of Defense to study the therapeutic potential of psychedelics for veterans.
Wed / Jun 22nd
The number of registered medical cannabis patients in the U.S. has quadrupled from 2016 to 2020 and the current total is just over 2.97 million patients, according to a recent study.
Wed / Jun 15th
Ultra Health, New Mexico’s largest medical cannabis producer, filed a lawsuit with the state to force insurers to pay mental and behavioral health patients’ costs for cannabis medication.
Thu / Jun 9th
Ukraine Health Minister Viktor Liashko announced government support for legalizing medical cannabis with a bill that includes more than 50 qualifying conditions.
Fri / Apr 8th
South Carolina is sending a medical cannabis bill to the House floor for consideration.
Thu / Mar 31st
The Kentucky Senate will not vote on the state’s House-approved medical cannabis legislation because, according to Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer (R), there are “not enough votes” to pass the bill.
Fri / Mar 18th
Kentucky’s GOP-controlled House of Representatives voted 59-64 to pass a bill giving patients with certain severe illnesses access to a state medical cannabis program.
Tue / Feb 15th
Under a recent New Hampshire Supreme Court ruling, the use of medical cannabis could be allowed as a workplace accommodation for people with disabilities.
Thu / Nov 4th
New Mexico’s medical cannabis program patient count increased 72% over the last two years with the program reaching a total of 124,463 registered patients.
Thu / Oct 21st
Bank of America suddenly canceled the account of cannabis research firm Scottsdale Research Institute despite being fully compliant with federal laws and operating with public DEA approval.
Wed / Oct 20th
Texas medical cannabis dispensary Goodblend is going on a bus tour to promote enrollment in the state’s limited cannabis program. The tour is currently slated for four cities over five dates.
Fri / Jul 23rd
North Carolina’s medical cannabis bill has passed the Senate Finance Committee, its second victory so far on its way to a potential floor vote in the Senate.
Thu / Apr 29th
The Texas House approved expansions to the state’s medical cannabis program that would raise the THC limit from 0.5% to 5% and legalize access for patients with chronic pain, PTSD, and cancer.
Tue / Mar 2nd
California nonprofit Battle Brothers Foundation has been approved to launch an observational study covering the use of medical cannabis to help treat PTSD in veterans.
Thu / Feb 11th PODCAST
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Wed / Dec 23rd
A recent study funded by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment found that patients suffering from PTSD who used medical cannabis reported a greater decrease in symptoms than a control group.
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