The FAMU Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) will host a virtual forum on “Cannabis for Veterans” at noon, Thursday, July 22.
The episode will be streamed on Streamyard, Facebook Live and YouTube. Cherissa Jackson, chief medical executive, AMVETS, will be the guest speaker.
Jackson has more than 23 years of active-duty military service, including 10 years as a nurse in the U.S. Air Force.
She served three combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and now works as the chief medical executive for a national organization that advocates for the health and well-being of former military personnel.
“While research may be somewhat limited, there are suggestions that medical marijuana has become a progressive method of treatment for people who have been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), particularly when it comes to anxiety and sleep disturbances,” said MMERI Executive Director Patricia Green-Powell, Ph.D.
FAMU’s Conversations on Cannabis Virtual Forums are designed to educate Floridians about the basics of marijuana for medical use and the unlawful use of marijuana.
You can submit questions and register for the event here.