Officials In Colorado Reject Medical Marijuana For PTSD, Citing ‘Lack of Science’

Health officials are reluctant to acknowledge the value of medical marijuana, especially to veterans suffering PTSD, because of continued federal support for prohibition.

Sam P.K. Collins for Think Progress
By Sam P.K. Collins for Think Progress
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Health officials in Colorado, arguably a leader in progressive marijuana policy, rejected calls to allow medical marijuana use for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for the third time this week, an outcome that has perplexed advocates. The Colorado Board of Health voted 6 to 2 to exclude PTSD from the list of medical conditions that can be

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SCOTUS Just Made It A Lot Easier To Sue The Government For Negligence

The Obama administration argued that Congress intended the deadlines for the lawsuits against the government to be firm and that the government should not leave itself open to old claims indefinitely.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Yonas Fikre, center, an American  from Portland, Oregon, talks to media with his attorney Thomas Nelson, left, and Swedish lawyer Hans Bredberg, right, in Stockholm, Sweden, April 18, 2012. After a 2010 trip to visit family in Khartoum, Sudan,  Fikre claims to have been detained and tortured. Under a new SCOTUS decision, it will be easier to sue

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Marijuana For Veterans With PTSD Is Finally Going To Be Legal

“Our antiquated drug laws must catch up with the real suffering of so many of our veterans,” Rohrabacher explained during a joint news conference related to the introduction of the bill. “This is now a moral cause and a matter of supreme urgency.”

Jackson Marciana | Counter Current News
By Jackson Marciana | Counter Current News

Dave McBee, left, a U.S. Marine combat veteran of the Iraq War waits in the "med line" at the "Soldier On" veterans homeless shelter, in Leeds, Mass.  (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Medical marijuana for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has finally been given the go-ahead by the U.S. federal government. Before full

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Breaking New Ground For Homeless Native Veterans

American Indian and Alaska Natives are more at-risk for homelessness than others veterans, and a recent change to legislation is expanding a successful housing voucher program to directly serve tribal communities for the first time.

Christine Graef
By Christine Graef
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WASHINGTON --- Like many U.S. military veterans, American Indian and Alaska Natives struggle with homelessness and a lack of support services following their time in the military -- especially if they were hoping to settle down on tribal lands. On Jan. 30, however, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that

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VIDEO: In A US First, New Orleans Finds Homes For All Its Homeless Veterans

More than 300 mayors have vowed to end veteran homelessness by the end of 2015. New Orleans celebrated the new year by becoming the first city to do so.

Noelle Swan for The Christian Science Monitor
By Noelle Swan for The Christian Science Monitor
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Courtesy of UNITY of Greater New Orleans Most people celebrate the New Year by making resolutions. The city of New Orleans rang in 2015 by keeping one. At 6 p.m. on Jan. 2, social workers in New Orleans moved the city’s last known homeless veteran into his new apartment – becoming the first US city to effectively eliminate veteran

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Military Veterans Send Urgent Letter To National Guard In Ferguson Telling Them To Stand Down

Hundreds of active duty US military and veterans have sent an open letter to Missouri National Guard members urging them to join Ferguson protesters, not fight against them.

Nick Bernabe
By Nick Bernabe

(TheAntiMedia) Hundreds of active duty US military and veterans have sent an open letter to Missouri National Guard members urging them to join Ferguson protesters, not fight against them.  The letter, signed by many veterans including dozens who fought in the Iraq war, was published on MarchForward.org and can be viewed below:   Text: To

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