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Thursday, August 05, 2004

Stressed Israeli Soldiers to get high

Medicinal cannibis is to be used to treat stressed members of the Israeli Defence Forces, according to this Jerusalem Post story:
The IDF will soon begin using cannabis to treat soldiers suffering from combat stress, the military said Wednesday.

An army statement said the military medical corps and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem would begin treating victims of post-traumatic stress - commonly known as shell shock - with THC, the active ingredient in the cannabis plant. It said the treatment would begin on an experimental basis.

"The use of THC as part of the treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder was approved by military and civilian committees relevant to the subject," the statement said.

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