Wayne State University has received several state grants to fund research into whether cannabis can be an effective treatment for veterans diagnosed with PTSD.
Leslie Lundahl is a professor at Wayne State’s medical school, and the lead researcher on the largest of three related studies planned. It aims to recruit 350 veterans who will be treated with various forms of cannabis for 12 weeks. Researchers will also follow up with them periodically for up to a year in total.
Lundahl said we know a lot about the risks of cannabis, but much less about its potential benefits. “We also know that many veterans already use it on their own to treat PTSD symptoms “like stress, anxiety, low mood, [and] poor sleep,” she said. “What we don’t know is whether cannabis is actually effective.”…