Ariz. Senator Blocks Fed-Approved PTSD Medical Marijuana Research

Saying Arizona should only use money from the state’s medical marijuana program to fund drug abuse prevention programs, a state senator blocks PTSD-medical marijuana research.

Michigan Expands Medical Marijuana Program To Include PTSD

Michigan is the eighth state to include post-traumatic stress disorder as a condition qualifying patients for medical marijuana use.

March 20th, 2014

By Katie Rucke @katierucke

Michigan Expands Medical Marijuana Program To Include PTSD

Good news for Michigan residents suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder: as of Tuesday, PTSD is officially on the list of qualifying conditions for the state’s medical marijuana program.

The

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Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke is a MintPress staff writer and investigative report specializing in the war on drugs, criminal justice, marijuana legislation, education and watchdog investigations as well as whistle-blowers. Her investigations related to the coverage of the 2010 Toyota recall scandal, and coverage of the trials of Anonymous hacker and proclaimed activist Jeremy Hammond as well as Bradley Manning have received international acclaim. Rucke has been recommended by the Wikileaks organization as a trusted journalist in 2013. Rucke has also written pieces for Yahoo! and various community magazines. Follow Katie on Twitter: @katierucke

PETA Donates Surgical Simulators, Hopes To Save Animals’ Lives

PETA purchased 64 state-of-the-art TraumaMan surgical simulators and donated them to medical training programs in nine countries.

January 21st, 2014

By Katie Rucke @katierucke

PETA Donates Surgical Simulators, Hopes To Save Animals’ Lives

Each year in the U.S. some 20 million animals are killed for use in biology, psychology and medical training classes and experiments.

Although sophisticated computer software programs are on the

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Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke is a MintPress staff writer and investigative report specializing in the war on drugs, criminal justice, marijuana legislation, education and watchdog investigations as well as whistle-blowers. Her investigations related to the coverage of the 2010 Toyota recall scandal, and coverage of the trials of Anonymous hacker and proclaimed activist Jeremy Hammond as well as Bradley Manning have received international acclaim. Rucke has been recommended by the Wikileaks organization as a trusted journalist in 2013. Rucke has also written pieces for Yahoo! and various community magazines. Follow Katie on Twitter: @katierucke