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Allow medical marijuana for PTSD patients

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 07/20/2015 - 19:03

Mike Latona, left, and his son Christopher, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder since returning from Army service in Afghanistan, on Wednesday testified in support of approving medical marijuana for treatment of the disorder.(Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post)

Re: “Colorado board votes no on allowing medical marijuana for PTSD,” July 16 news story.

I am a Vietnam veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It took me years to figure the problem out and a couple more for the drugs to take effect. I wasn’t capable of dealing with society, but after a few years of the correct drugs, managing society became tolerable.

After the Colorado Board of Health’s vote not to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the medical conditions that can be treated under the state’s medical marijuana program, I wonder how many of the board’s members are veterans, and why they would not give a hint of...

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