Iraq war veteran Sergeant Ryan Begin is leading the campaign on Change.org following the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) decision to block a pilot study to examine the benefits of marijuana for veterans with treatment-resistant PTSD.
“I know there are many other veterans like me who would rather use marijuana than the plethora of dangerous and addictive pharmaceutical drugs that are being pushed on us,” continued Begin. “Really, I just think it’s foolish and cruel that our government is blocking research. It’s clearly a political game, but it’s our lives they’re playing with.”
A study conducted by Haifa University in Israel found that rats which were treated with marijuana within 24 hours of a traumatic experience successfully avoided any symptoms of PTSD.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/14/wounded-veteran-condemns-feds-for-blocking-marijuana-research-for-ptsd/