Marijuana, PTSD and Pennsylvania
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A special working group of Pennsylvania House Representatives is trying craft a medical marijuana bill for the lower chamber. A bill already passed the state Senate earlier this year. Two of their biggest issues are whether to include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain as qualifying conditions.
Senate Bill 3 includes PTSD but Rep. Ron Marsico's House bill did not.
According to the US Department of Veterans Affairs, there are nearly one million vets living in the Keystone State. More than 236,000 are categorized as Gulf War vets, a category that includes the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Those who live with PTSD often have terrifying flashbacks, avoidance of friends and family, serious sleep disturbances and a...
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