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FDA Approves New PTSD Study with Medical Marijuana
#14450678 - 05/14/11 11:23 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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FDA Approves New PTSD Study with Medical Marijuana
The Santa Cruz Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies just received permission from the FDA to study the effects of cannabis on posttraumatic stress disorder.
SantaCruzPatch By David Jay Brown May 13, 2011
Several months ago, I reported on how the Santa Cruz Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) was beginning the first experimental sessions in their second MDMA study on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
PTSD is an extremely difficult medical condition to treat, and it currently effects around 7.8 percent of Americans. It is caused by exposure to dangerous and highly stressful situations, which can result in lasting symptoms that include disturbing flashbacks, distressful emotions, panic attacks, and nightmares.
On April 28th the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted MAPS' protocol design for their study of cannabis as a treatment for symptoms of PTSD in war veterans. This approval from the FDA represents another important step forward in PTSD research, although there is still a major hurdle to overcome before the research can actually begin. The FDA stated that MAPS’ current protocol successfully addresses all of their concerns, as long as the researchers can obtain cannabis for the study.
Living here in Santa Cruz, with medical cannabis dispensaries popping up like fast food restaurants, you’d think that access to marijuana would be the easy part. However, there is only one place to legally obtain cannabis for a medical study in the U.S.--from the government itself, which has had an unconstitutional monopoly on the plant for research purposes since 1968. So, in order to obtain cannabis for the PTSD study, yet another government review process needs to take place.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse/Public Health Service (NIDA/PHS) also has to approve the cannabis/PTSD study before it can begin. Although the FDA has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to evaluate studies on the basis of scientific merit, NIDA/PHS appears to continually position politics over science, and has consequently blocked medical marijuana studies from moving forward.
“This redundant review, which may take another year or more, is required solely because NIDA has a monopoly on the supply of marijuana for research. NIDA/PHS must review and accept the protocol before allowing us to purchase marijuana from NIDA. This process is biased from the start, since NIDA’s mission does not include exploring the potential beneficial uses of marijuana,” said MAPS Director of Communications Brad Burge.
MAPS has been trying for years to continue their medical marijuana vaporizer research, and although the FDA has approved that next study as well, the DEA has prevented them from conducting it by not allowing the researchers to obtain the necessary cannabis. (For more information about this, see the in-depth article that I wrote for High Times on the subject: www.maps.org/media/view/crop_blockers/) There is concern that this could happen again with the PTSD study that was just approved by the FDA.
According to Burge, many U.S. veterans already use medical marijuana to deal with their symptoms of PTSD. “MAPS is seeking to conduct the first clinical trial testing the use of the smoked or vaporized marijuana plant in PTSD patients. Now PHS/NIDA will decide if MAPS can obtain marijuana for 50 suffering veterans,” said Burge.
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Re: FDA Approves New PTSD Study with Medical Marijuana [Re: Odd_Nonposter]
#14451139 - 05/14/11 12:39 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'm going to find a doctor to prescribe me with PTSD immediately!
Some people would call faggotry but imo it's just using (/abusing) the system that abuses you.
I should be able to imbibe MJ if I want to without a doctor's recommendation. If I have to go to a doctor who feels like I do about that issue and have him diagnose me with a medical condition in order to legally be able to do what I need to do (not involving anyone but myself) I don't see *anything* wrong with that at all.
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Re: FDA Approves New PTSD Study with Medical Marijuana [Re: Humility]
#14451321 - 05/14/11 01:15 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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finally a good reason to join the army
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LuigisDeathRace
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Re: FDA Approves New PTSD Study with Medical Marijuana [Re: LayinUp]
#14451382 - 05/14/11 01:28 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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daamm right ..if you cant beat them join them...i wanna be reserching bud in the highest ;] and most secretly labs the government has ..lol pretty cool job huh?
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Re: FDA Approves New PTSD Study with Medical Marijuana [Re: LuigisDeathRace]
#14451749 - 05/14/11 02:46 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Cure me.
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destructo_low
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Re: FDA Approves New PTSD Study with Medical Marijuana [Re: Odd_Nonposter]
#14458545 - 05/15/11 07:42 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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For any of you circumcised guys, just claim you have had post traumatic stress disorder since you were twelve when you found out what circumcision was. I dare any doctor to try and refute that. It's what I plan on claiming if I ever try to get a medical card in a state that allows it for PTSD, but isn't quite so lenient on claiming you have back pain. Although, I am unduly pissed about having my dick mutilated.
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Re: FDA Approves New PTSD Study with Medical Marijuana [Re: destructo_low]
#14463558 - 05/16/11 05:57 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
destructo_low said: For any of you circumcised guys, just claim you have had post traumatic stress disorder since you were twelve when you found out what circumcision was. I dare any doctor to try and refute that. It's what I plan on claiming if I ever try to get a medical card in a state that allows it for PTSD, but isn't quite so lenient on claiming you have back pain. Although, I am unduly pissed about having my dick mutilated.
I'm sure that would be traumatic. I'd be pissed if someone tried to chop my shit up without my permission. Nightmares of Jews with knives...ahhh....
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