A study is being conducted to figure out if smoking marijuana can help relieve the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. To help confirm the researcher\u2019s hypothesis, the study will require that 76 combat veterans smoke up to two joints a day for 12 weeks.<\/p>\n
The $2.2 million study will be conducted at Johns Hopkins University<\/a> in Baltimore, Maryland as well as Sisley\u2019s Scottsdale Research institute in Phoenix, Arizona.\u00a0 Since not all participants will begin at the same time, the study is expected to take up to two years to complete.<\/p>\n According to physician and study organizer Dr. Sue Sisley, the ideal candidate will have a disability rating from the Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a> for combat-related PTSD<\/a>, but otherwise be generally healthy with no other major medical issues. Veterans with traumatic brain injuries will be eligible to participate. There candidates should still have symptoms from PTSD despite having already been treated.<\/p>\n