Senate Says Yes To Medical Marijuana For Veterans

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee voted 18-12 Thursday to approve an amendment that would allow Department of Veterans Affairs physicians to recommend medical marijuana to veterans. Republican Sen. Steve Daines and Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley forwarded the amendment for inclusion in the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Specifically, if passed by Senate Says Yes To Medical Marijuana For Veterans

Epileptic girl, Colorado, dramatically improved due to medical marijuana

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. – A 3-year-old girl who has epileptic seizures has made a dramatic improvement since moving to Colorado to be treated with medical marijuana, her parents say. Addyson Benton was diagnosed with Intractable Myoclonic Epilepsy when she was 9 months old. “Her first EEG’s showed that she was seizing over 1,000 times a Epileptic girl, Colorado, dramatically improved due to medical marijuana

Medical marijuana seen to have dramatic effect on symptom relief

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Before buying cannabis at South Jersey’s only medical-marijuana dispensary, patients must circle one of six animated faces that stare out from a clipboard. The row of smiling, wincing, frowning, and sobbing cartoon faces is being used to rank the degree of pain that patients experience due to cancer, multiple sclerosis, Medical marijuana seen to have dramatic effect on symptom relief

Marijuana Treatment Study on PTSD for Veterans Gets Back on Track

A year after the federal government approved a study for the use of marijuana by veterans in treating post-traumatic stress disorder the work may at last get underway. The National Institute of Drug Abuse on Wednesday informed the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies that it is ready to supply researchers with marijuana needed for the Marijuana Treatment Study on PTSD for Veterans Gets Back on Track