Sue Sisley

Research and Study Approval

• Sue Sisley’s marijuana research proposal approved by the National Institute on Drug Abuse in March 2014.
• DEA approval of Sisley’s study on marijuana for PTSD in April 2016.

Challenges Faced and Career Transition

• Fired from the University of Arizona in June 2014 due to funding and reorganization issues.
• University of Arizona’s reluctance to align with marijuana research.
• Denial of Sisley’s appeal for reinstatement in July 2014.
• Establishment of White Mountain Health Center with her mother in Sun City, AZ.
• Current roles as President of Scottsdale Research Institute and Principal Investigator for FDA-approved trials.

Activism and Initiatives

• Continued political activism in Arizona, the U.S., and internationally.
• Development of a private practice and medical marijuana dispensary.
• Focus on FDA-approved trials for treating pain, PTSD, and opioid substitution.
• Aim to put medically active plants through the FDA drug development process.
• Collection of objective data to push for health insurance coverage of botanical medicines.

References and Recognition

• Articles from Los Angeles Times, New York Times, CNN, NBC News, and Tucson Weekly.
• Categorization of Sisley as University of Arizona faculty and cannabis researcher.
• Mention of Sisley as an American psychiatrist and academic.
• Information on White Mountain Health Center and Scottsdale Research Institute available online.

Additional Information and Collaborations

• Sisley’s involvement in FDA-approved randomized controlled trials.
• Collaboration with Field to Healed Foundation for data collection.
• Efforts to promote whole plant botanical medicines.
• Inclusion of Sisley in categories like American women psychiatrists and 21st-century American women.
• Hidden categories on the Wikipedia page of Sue Sisley.

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