Federal Government Finally Funds Research That Explores Positive Uses Of Marijuana

via All Gov

For those conducting studies of the harmful effects of marijuana, the federal government has usually been willing to share from its stash, which comes from the only federally sanctioned pot farm in the country. But those looking to find positive uses for the drug have always found Uncle Sam to be bogarting his joint.

Until now. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has finally approved the sale of federally grown marijuana for a study that would research whether pot could help veterans cope with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The Food and Drug Administration approved the study back in 2011, but University of Arizona Professor Suzanne Sisley, who will conduct the study, and the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), which is funding it, were unable to get marijuana.

“MAPS has been working for over 22 years to start marijuana drug development research, and this is the first time we’ve been granted permission to purchase marijuana from [the National Institute on Drug Abuse],” the group said in a statement.

Well it’s about damn time.  We haveknown for sure for years now the benefits of Marijuana, Hemp and other Cannibas related forms.  It should be legal eveywhere and it finally looks like we are headed that way. Any scientific magazine, research institute or scientist/doctor who has ever said it was bad foryou should lose all credibility.  The world awaits the results MAPS.