Cannabis Deals This Week: November 10, 2026

This Veterans Day, spare a thought for Dr. Sue Sisley and the combat veterans who pushed through one of the most hard-won cannabis studies in American history. After years of bureaucratic roadblocks, including losing her university post over the controversial research, Sisley led the first FDA-approved clinical trial of smoked cannabis for PTSD in U.S. military veterans, funded by roughly 2.2 million Colorado taxpayer dollars and carried out at Johns Hopkins. Published in 2021, the results showed the treatment was well tolerated, and veterans using cannabis with higher THC content saw meaningful drops in PTSD symptom severity, with some participants no longer meeting the diagnostic criteria for the disorder after extended use. It's also worth knowing that while VA doctors still can't formally recommend cannabis, veterans who use it legally under a state medical program do not lose their VA benefits, though honesty with your care team is always the best policy. Not bad progress for a plant the government once locked firmly behind Schedule I.