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Colorado marijuana research grants: Studies would include epilepsy, PTSD

Colorado health officials have recommended funding two studies on childhood epilepsy, two studies on post-traumatic stress disorder and four other studies as part of the largest-ever state research...

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Marijuana researcher Sue Sisley in line for $2M Colo. grant, PTSD study

Former University of Arizona professor Sue Sisley has received a $2 million grant from the state of Colorado to continue a marijuana research study on PTSD.

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Best of 2014: Whoopi, Dr. Drew and 13 other pot op-eds that defined the year

The conversations on cannabis we had in 2014 helped shift our future relationship with the marijuana plant. Here are 15 opinion pieces and editorials that were among our favorites -- and they're all...

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Colorado seeks federal OK for state colleges to grow pot

Colorado has made an unusual plea to federal authorities: Let our colleges grow pot. The state attorney general's office has asked federal health and education officials for permission for Colorado's...

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Obama administration cuts red tape on medical marijuana research

The Department of Health and Human Services is eliminating what many see as a redundant clearance step for medical marijuana research that can take months to complete.

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Study: Medical pot unproven for many illnesses OK'd by state law

Medical marijuana has not been proven to work for many illnesses that state laws have approved it for, according to the first comprehensive analysis of research on its potential benefits.

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Amid debate on medical marijuana research, Colorado taking charge

Researchers and advocates rail against federal government barriers in medical marijuana research, but Colorado is opening door for more studies.

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Rescheduling marijuana: House GOP rejects proposal to boost research

A rare bipartisan pot proposal died a quiet death in the U.S. House that would have reclassified marijuana so that national laboratories could conduct “credible research on its safety and efficacy as a...

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Colorado bid to add PTSD to medical pot list rejected

The Colorado Board of Health voted 6 to 2 — amid shouts, hisses and boos from a packed house — not to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the medical conditions that can be treated under the state's...

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Editorial: Science should trump anecdotes on medical pot for PTSD

The Colorado Board of Health made the right call Wednesday when it rejected a proposal to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the conditions that qualify for medical marijuana.

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Op-ed: Congress has ignored need for marijuana research for too long

Members of Congress are often eager to admit they're not scientists. The trouble is, they also don't like listening to scientists. Now, America's ignorance-is-bliss Congress has come to fear what...

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Migraines reduced with medical marijuana, Colorado study finds

For the first time, Colorado researchers have proof that medical marijuana can help ease the pain of migraines and reduce their occurrence.

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CSU researcher goes to crowdfunding for study on pot and MS patients

A Colorado State University researcher is launching a crowdfunding campaign to study the effects of long-term marijuana use among multiple sclerosis patients in northern Colorado.

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Pot and PTSD: Colorado-funded study finally gets federal OK to proceed

A groundbreaking, Colorado-funded study looking at whether cannabis can treat post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans has received the final go-ahead from federal authorities.

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Marijuana: Is it safe? Is it addictive? Sorting fact from fiction

Clashing portrayals of cannabis have endured through decades of research and a gradual easing of public resistance to the drug’s use.

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Study: States with medical marijuana have lower prescription drug use

New research found that states that legalized medical marijuana saw declines in the number of Medicare prescriptions and dips in Medicare Part D spending.

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Judge orders health officials to rethink adding migraines to Illinois medical...

A judge has ordered health officials to reconsider their decision not to include migraine headaches on the list of conditions that qualify for use of Illinois medical marijuana in the state.

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This New England state wants researchers to begin studying its medical marijuana

This state's encouraging its hospitals, universities and licensed pot producers to embark on research that could improve marijuana's medicinal qualities.

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U.S. drug czar: The feds have dragged their feet on pot research

The U.S. government hasn't really done what it could to further medical marijuana research, the nation's drug czar said recently.

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Jake Plummer auctioning off Broncos game-day experiences to raise money for...

Former Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer is auctioning off 16 game-day experiences to fund a series of studies on cannabinoid treatments for traumatic brain injuries and chronic traumatic encephalopathy...

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