Department of Veterans Affairs

Federal agencies recently convened in a pivotal public meeting, hosted by the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to discuss emerging treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with a focus on the potential of psychedelics. As Lexology reported, the...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is signaling potential support for another pivotal Phase III clinical trial of psychedelic therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As Politico reported, Dr. Shereef Elnahal, the undersecretary for health at the VA, revealed that the agency is...

A first-of-its-kind guidebook offers a comprehensive resource aimed at helping military veterans explore psychedelic-assisted therapy as a potential treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health conditions. The guide released on October 22, is called The Veteran's...

The GOP-controlled House of Representatives recently passed two amendments of a comprehensive Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies (MilCon/VA) spending bill. One would allow VA doctors to recommend medical cannabis to veterans, and the other would promote research into...

A new survey conducted by researchers from the University of North Texas and the University of Illinois has revealed that one in 10 military veterans in the U.S. report having consumed cannabis in the past year. The survey, which analyzed cannabis trends among a nationally representative group of...

The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee reviewed a bill that would ask the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to run clinical trials on the potential benefits of cannabis for the treatment of military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic...

The poor, the elderly, the disabled, college students and environmental protections all stand to take a big hit if Congress approves President Donald Trump’s $4.1 trillion budget for fiscal year 2018. Defense contractors, corporations in general and the wealthiest Americans all stand to gain...

Analysts at Chardan Capital Markets recently took a look at the six bills related to marijuana that are working their way through Congress. Chardan released a report with a breakdown of the current marijuana bills and a summary of the issue that they believe is the most pressing legal matter...