Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. It depends on the age at which the cannabis is consumed. We have studies, for example, on THC and on many people around the world, and imaging studies in humans. Without a doubt the chronic use of cannabis does change the brain. It can change the brain in some aspects that a

Veterans Affairs committee  I completely agree, but I want to add one thing. I think it's really great that many people have found relief in smoking cannabis, but we are not talking about that. Really, one thing from today would be that smoking is not a medicinal route of administration. As well, as a lot

Veterans Affairs committee  I concur. In the U.S., Europe and also in Canada, a lot of research has focused on CBD with psychosis, where some of the data is looking positive with opioid addiction. Obviously, with epilepsy and anxiety..... In the U.S. there are a number of studies being done on PTSD with CB

Veterans Affairs committee  In fact Didier Jutras-Aswad was a fellow at Mount Sinai who helped with the initial studies, and we have gone on. We've definitely seen that CBD decreases craving and anxiety. But these studies are still small, and we are now conducting larger studies. Other groups have also se

Veterans Affairs committee  I would just add that a lot of placebo effects are here, because many people do want to feel something that they've never felt before. That is why I concur with Didier, Dr. Jutras-Aswad, that we need placebo-controlled, randomized studies.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for the invitation to speak on this very important topic, which is so critical to veterans and our society. I'm Yasmin Hurd. I'm the director of the Addiction Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York. I'm also a professor in psychiatry, neuroscience and ph