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U.s. First Circuit Court Upholds Nida Monopoly On Marijuana For Research
Published: Wednesday December 31st 7PM
Link: http://www.maps.org/media/view/u.s...ida_monopoly_on_marijuana_for_resear/
Description: On April 15, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit rejected University of Massachusetts-Amherst Prof. Lyle Craker s lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Administration for denying him a license to grow marijuana for privately funded medical research. With its decision, the Court has ensured that the debate over the medical use of marijuana will continue to take place through political battles rather than through scientific research. The decision brings to an end Craker s... read more »
Dea Notifies Court Of Marijuana Rescheduling Case; Craker S Legal Team Responds
Published: Wednesday December 31st 7PM
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Description: On January 22, 2013, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration filed a Notice of Supplemental Authority with the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, Mass., in Prof. Lyle Craker s ongoing federal lawsuit against the DEA for denying him a license to grow marijuana for medical research. The filing was intended to bring to the Court s attention the outcome of a lawsuit against the DEA by Americans for Safe Access challenging the DEA s denial of a petition to reschedule marijuana, acknowledging ... read more »
Marijuana For Ptsd: Institutional Review Board Approves Study Protocol
Published: Wednesday December 31st 7PM
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Description: On October 25, 2012, the Institutional Review Board IRB at the University of Arizona notified Principal Investigator Sue Sisley, M.D., that they had approved the protocol for our planned study of marijuana for symptoms of PTSD in 50 U.S. veterans. The third and final IRB review took place on October 23. The Food and Drug Administration approved the protocol in April 2011, though the study has been blocked by the National Institute on Drug Abuse since September 2011. We are now preparing to resub... read more »
Marijuana For Ptsd: Protocol Submitted For Third Time To Irb
Published: Wednesday December 31st 7PM
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Description: On October 12, 2012, MAPS and Principal Investigator Sue Sisley, M.D., resubmitted to the Institutional Review Board IRB at the University of Arizona the revised protocol, informed consent, and other documents for our study of marijuana for veterans with PTSD. The study aims to explore the safety and effectiveness of smoked or vaporized marijuana for symptoms of PTSD in 50 veterans with chronic, treatment-resistant PTSD. The FDA cleared the study on April 28, 2011, which has since been blocked b... read more »
Marijuana For Ptsd: Irb Requests Changes To Study Protocol, Researchers Respond
Published: Wednesday December 31st 7PM
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Description: On August 31, 2012, the Institutional Review Board at the University of Arizona responded to our July 30 submission of the protocol for our planned study of smoked or vaporized marijuana for 50 U.S. veterans with chronic PTSD. After a meticulous review, the IRB committee sent Principal Investigator Sue Sisley, M.D., a list of nine issues to address, requiring relatively minor changes to the protocol and informed consent documents. The IRB s letter indicated that they were satisfied with the key ... read more »
Marijuana For Ptsd: Protocol Submitted To Institutional Review Board
Published: Wednesday December 31st 7PM
Link: http://www.maps.org/media/view/mar...mitted_to_institutional_review_board/
Description: On July 30, 2012, MAPS and Sue Sisley, M.D., submitted the protocol for our FDA-approved study of marijuana for veterans with PTSD for review by the University of Arizona Institutional Review Board IRB . The IRB review is scheduled for August 28. MAPS also submitted a detailed cover letter explaining our rationale for various elements of the protocol design. The protocol received clearance from the FDA on April 28, 2011, but the study has been on hold since then due to NIDA s refusal to sell res... read more »
Arizona Medical Association Challenges Nida Blockade Of Medical Marijuana Research
Published: Wednesday December 31st 7PM
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Description: On June 2, 2012, the Arizona Medical Association ArMA House of Delegates unanimously adopted a resolution pdf challenging the National Institute on Drug Abuse s blockade of medical marijuana research. ArMA s resolution is yet another pressure point on the federal government s obstruction of medical marijuana research. ArMA resolved that once the protocol for privately-funded marijuana research has been reviewed and approved by the Food and Drug Administration and relevant Independent Review Boar... read more »
U.s. First Circuit Court Hears Oral Arguments In Lyle Craker V. Drug Enforcement Administration
Published: Wednesday December 31st 7PM
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Description: On May 11, 2012, the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, Mass., heard oral arguments audio, mp3 in the case of Lyle E. Craker v. Drug Enforcement Administration. The arguments are the culmination of 11 years of administrative and legal proceedings in response to the DEA s denial of a license to Craker to start a production facility under contract to MAPS to grow marijuana exclusively for privately funded, federally regulated medical research. Craker s attorney from Washington, D.C., l... read more »
Dea Lawsuit Reply Brief Submitted, Oral Arguments Scheduled For May 11, 2012
Published: Wednesday December 31st 7PM
Link: http://www.maps.org/media/view/dea...oral_arguments_scheduled_for_may_11_/
Description: On May 4, 2012, the legal team representing Prof. Lyle Craker submitted their reply brief PDF in his federal lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Administration for rejecting a DEA administrative law judge s 2007 recommendation that it would be in the public interest to grant Prof. Craker a license to grow marijuana under contract to MAPS for federally-regulated research. Oral arguments in the case of Lyle E. Craker v. Drug Enforcement Administration will be presented on Friday, May 11, 2012 at ... read more »
Israeli Study Results Presented At Clinical Cannabis Conference
Published: Wednesday December 31st 7PM
Link: http://www.maps.org/media/view/isr...nted_at_clinical_cannabis_conference/
Description: On April 28, 2012, the results of a recently completed exploratory study of medical marijuana in veterans with PTSD were presented slides available here in PDF format by Dr. Mordechai Mashiah, Deputy Director of the Abarbanel Mental Health Center in Israel, at the 7th National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, hosted by Patients Out of Time in Tucson, Ariz. The study was sponsored by the Israeli Ministry of Health. MAPS Israeli Clinical Research Associate Mimi Peleg, Lead Clinical Re... read more »