On March 16, 2017 Arizona Court of Appeals judge, Samuel Thumma, rejected arguments by the Arizona Cannabis Nurses Association that it was illegal for Will Humble, then the director of the agency, to conclude that the only legitimate use of marijuana for PTSD is for “palliative care,” meaning helping to alleviate the symptoms. The Appeals Court upholds Arizona state limits on marijuana for PTSD.
In 2014, then Medical Director, William Humble, added PTST as a qualifying condition to the 2010 voter-approved Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. This happened after multiple years of claiming there was no evidence to support marijuanas value in treating PTSD. While he added the condition, it came with restrictions including:
“doctors could recommend marijuana only to patients who already were being treated for PTSD, even if it was only counseling sessions. Humble said he wanted to be sure that physicians were not promoting marijuana as the first course of action before trying something else.”
The Arizona Cannabis Nurses Association sued, contending Humble had no right to impose such restrictions. However, the Judge said challengers had not shown that Humble had exceeded his legal authority in setting the restrictions.
Source: Appeals Court upholds state limits on marijuana for PTSD | The Daily Courier | Prescott, AZ
