Marijuana Study for Veterans Faces Even More Delays
A highly anticipated study slated to test the efficacy of marijuana on veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder is still in limbo, despite a recent announcement that the National Institute of Drug Administration is ready to supply the researchers with the marijuana that they need.
According to Dr. Sue Sisley, a clinical psychiatrist and lead researcher on this study, NIDA has only prepared three of the four phenotypes needed for her research. Veterans seeking information on the efficacy, side effects, and optimal doses of marijuana strains with varying levels of THC and CBD will just have to keep waiting.
The dilatory nature of launching this study reflects a greater issue haunting the cannabis industry—the National Institute of Drug Association’s monopoly on producing cannabis for federally approved research projects. Since 1968, NIDA has collaborated exclusively with the University of Mississippi to grow cannabis for its studies, repeatedly denying applications from other academic...
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