Category archives for: Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)

New Medical Marijuana PAC Hopes to Cultivate Scientific Freedom

Dr. Sue Sisley has been trying to work with medical marijuana on PTSD patients and has had her FDA-approved trial blocked by NIDA.

“Federally-regulated Marijuana research must be implemented…” Senator Carolyn Allen (R-AZ) By Sam Sabzehzar  |  Americans for Scientific Freedom Watch Dr. Sisley discuss how medical marijuana may help symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Calling it a disorder is about as accurate as the scheduling of cannabis in the CSA, especially when it is war-related. [...]

Court Upholds Monopoly on Medical Marijuana, Continues to Block Research

Prof. Craker (right) at a press conference during his 12-year battle for botanical research against the DEA. (Photo credit: Mamamojournal)

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. By Brad Burge  |  Published in MAPS.org The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit rejected University of Massachusetts-Amherst Prof. Lyle Craker’s lawsuit against [...]

International Psychedelic Science Conference Returns to California

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Over 1,600 attendees from 33 countries are gathering in downtown Oakland to demonstrate the successes, the strength, and the spirit of the new wave of psychedelic science and medicine. By Brad Burge  |  Communications Director, MAPS Psychedelic Science 2013 starts tomorrow. It is a genuinely historic moment. At Psychedelic Science 2013, over 100 of the [...]

PTSD Researcher to Lobby for Medical Cannabis as Possible Treatment Option

Dr. Sisley is among several researchers who submitted proposals to the state Department of Health Services to expand the use of medical marijuana to PTSD patients. Health Services Director Will Humble rejected all of them on the grounds that there is not enough research to support it.

By Ruth Ann Monti  |  Published in the Examiner.com A faculty member at the University of Arizona College of Medicine who researches the role of marijuana in relieving post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has formed a lobby group to persuade the Legislature to allow her to restart her research. Sue Sisley, MD, already received permission from [...]

How Cannabis Can Protect Us From Cancer and Alzheimer’s

Clint Werner speaking at the MAPS Conference last year.

Hardly the harmful intoxicant that many once thought it was, cannabis is a nourishing plant that actually improves and prolongs life.  The following is an excerpt from MARIJUANA: GATEWAY TO HEALTH—How Cannabis Protects Us from Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease.  By Clint Werner  |  July 25, 2012 For thousands of years cannabis has been used as [...]

MAPS Conference Now On-Line and Free

Rick Doblin, Ph.D., founded MAPS 25 years ago.

By Brad Burge  |  Published in MAPS.org With over 700 attendees from over 30 countries and many more at The Medicine Ball, Cartographie Psychedelica revealed the real scope and impact of the last 25 years of MAPS’ work. Our research and education are transforming science, medicine, law, spirituality, and human relationships. MAPS and our friends, [...]

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies Celebrates 25 Years of Research & Education

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MAPS is celebrating 25 years of research and education in Oakland, California and Medical Marijuana 411 is proud to work with alongside such intellectual giants. By Sam Sabzehzar  |  December 8, 2011 One of the workshops during the MAPS conference will be focusing on the science and politics of medical cannabis and features prominent advocates [...]

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