Medical marijuana efficacy for PTSD lacking evidence, says doctor

Many veterans are simply turning to cannabis to ease symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder, despite concerns about successful weed is at treating the problem from the health care community. There are a tremendous amount of testimonials from patients with post traumatic stress disorder who say dehydrated cannabis helps them, however there s a deficiency of randomized, controlled trials, said Dr. Stewart Cameron, a family doctor and professor at Dalhousie University s faculty of medicine. In September 2014, the College of Family Physicians of Canada released a record to help physicians determine the best way to use cannabis in their own practices. They strongly recommended that it not be used for PTSD, said Cameron. They suggested it should be reserved as a third or fourth line agent in people who suffer certain types of pain. Veterans Affairs paid out $5.2 million for medical cannabis to veterans across Canada last year. Of that, $3.4 million went to veterans in Atlantic Canada. T
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