Colorado Adds PTSD to Medical Marijuana Program
Approximately 8 million adults suffer from PTSD, including many military veterans. (WikiMedia Commons/USMC)
DENVER, CO Colorado residentssuffering frompost-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, will soon gain access to the states medical marijuana program.
Colorado Governor JohnHickenlooper signed into law this week Senate Bill 17, adding the ailment to the listof conditions that qualify for medical marijuana in the state.
Post-traumatic stress disorder,or PTSD, is an anxiety disorder that is estimated to affect eight million Americans annually, including many military veterans returning from combat, as well as victims and witnesses of violent crimes, such as sexual assault.
Although adults 21 or older can purchase and possess up to an ounce of marijuana for recreational usein Colorado, allowing those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder access to the states medical marijuana program is beneficial for several reasons, including significantly lower taxes on medical marijuana versus recreational marijuana.
Medical marijuana patients can also possess up to two ounces of marijuana, double that of recreational users.
The new law will allow medical marijuana patients under 21 who suffer from PTSD legal access ...
