Arizona psychiatry professor says fired over marijuana research

By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) – A University of Arizona researcher hoping to explore whether marijuana can help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder was fired in a move that she said on Tuesday was payback for her high-profile advocacy regarding the work.      Dr. Sue Sisley said her non-tenured position as a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry has not been renewed, and said the dismissal amounted to retribution for her efforts to push for the study and not about her job performance.     “It appears this is happening because I am at forefront of the most controversial research happening at the university,” Sisley said in a telephone interview.