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JaneyVee

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16. I've read that MDMA works wonders for PTSD.

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Tue May 14, 2013, 07:26 PM

May 2013

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First Pharmaceutical Treatment for PTSD Within Reach [View all] RainDog May 2013 OP

I'll volunteer myself to a study looking into the impact of smoking pot on PTSD Victor_c3 May 2013 #1

Israel allows medical marijuana for PTSD - for rape victims, too RainDog May 2013 #5

After 15 months of constant shelling I came home bugnuts madokie May 2013 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author RainDog May 2013 #9

the last visit to the VA for blood work madokie May 2013 #10

A veteran waited 9 years for the DEA to respond to a request RainDog May 2013 #12

better than morphine, really? I've had cannabis help with headaches and nausea, and some aches, dionysus May 2013 #17

In terms of addictive properties and side effects RainDog May 2013 #19

ok. i wasn't trying to be contradictory. dionysus May 2013 #22

oh, didn't take it that way RainDog May 2013 #23

As a VA doc now Chuuku Davis May 2013 #24

Would that be madokie May 2013 #25

Yes Chuuku Davis May 2013 #29

Follow the money Politicalboi May 2013 #3

Hopefully Polis' legislation will remove cannabis from the CSA RainDog May 2013 #7

Pot and alzheimer's -- could this change our stupid policy against studying it? mainer May 2013 #4

thanks for the link/info! n/t RainDog May 2013 #6

It'd be nice if there was a whole lot less trauma to begin with. hunter May 2013 #8

Well, war isn't the only reason for PTSD RainDog May 2013 #11

The "War on Drug" causes a good deal of trauma too. hunter May 2013 #28

You know what's funny, politically, about this issue? RainDog May 2013 #31

Do you remember the video of a goat slaughter that was leaked? siligut May 2013 #27

Treating PTSD with Medical Marijuana Could Curb Veteran Suicides RainDog May 2013 #13

so--just keep smoking vast quantities of cannabis--it's my best chance for recovery librechik May 2013 #14

One way that cannabis can be used therapeutically RainDog May 2013 #15

thx! librechik May 2013 #34

... RainDog May 2013 #35

I've read that MDMA works wonders for PTSD. JaneyVee May 2013 #16

CNN reported on this RainDog May 2013 #18

And DMT, and Psilocybin, and Ayahuasca. Megalo_Man May 2013 #26

The Drug Policy forum, here RainDog May 2013 #32

It only will cost government funded insurance mick063 May 2013 #20

Dr. Lester Grinspoon wrote about this issue in the past RainDog May 2013 #21

Anecdotes don't make good science, but I know several vets who self-medicate with pot to deal with Brickbat May 2013 #30

All science starts with observation RainDog May 2013 #33