FDA approves clinical trials for medical cannabis to treat PTSD in military veterans

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  • The FDA has approved a clinical trial to study the use of medical marijuana for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder who are currently smoking or vaping cannabis.
  • The study, referred to as MJP2, faced a three-year battle before receiving approval from the FDA.
  • The trial aims to investigate the effectiveness of medical marijuana in treating PTSD among veterans.
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Following a three-year-long fight, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finally given its blessing to a proposed clinical trial to study the efficacy of medical marijuana for military veterans who are smoking or vaping cannabis to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

The study, formally called MJP2, was only greenlit by the...

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