In an amazing step for the advancement of public health, the Drug Enforcement Agency approved a study of cannabis as a treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD, once called shell shock or battle fatigue syndrome, is a serious condition that can develop after a person has experienced or witnessed a traumatic or terrifying event in which Read More…
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State Takes Away Children of Veteran for Cannabis Used to Treat His PTSD
Denver, CO — A United States military veteran and father is fighting the state of Kansas for custody of his children. In April 2015, Raymond Schwab’s children were confiscated by Child Protective Services, and authorities in the state insist he must discontinue his use of marijuana — which he uses to treat his PTSD — if Read More…
Veterans Claim Cannabis Helps Reduce PTSD Symptoms – V.A. Refuses Them Legal Medical Access
The transition into the new era of legalized marijuana has been slowly straining the mechanics of our federal bureaucracy for nineteen years. The social perception of cannabis is stuck in a strange limbo somewhere between medical miracle medication, and schedule I menace. While it has been legalized medically in twenty-three states to date, the feds Read More…



