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Many doctors, however, say the clinical and scientific evidence is insufficient for a wider recommendation of the drug.
In July last year, post-traumatic stress disorder became the only psychiatric condition for which the Health Ministry approves the use of medical marijuana. The decision, backed by the Israel Psychiatric Association, was a cause for optimism among many Israelis suffering from PTSD.
But it wasn’t long before difficulties cropped up, like finding a psychiatrist to recommend cannabis and obtaining a permit from the Health Ministry. In public clinics psychiatrists don’t recommend medical marijuana or make haste in filling out the necessary forms. In private clinics the situation isn’t much better.
“We are a very small group of three or four psychiatrists who believe that in some PTSD cases cannabis is helpful,” says psychiatrist Dr. Ilya Reznik, a member of the executive board of the International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines.
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