For some vets, cannabis can serve not only as a medical treatment, but as a professional endeavor to get them back on their feet.
The measure would keep the VA from interfering with a veteran's attempt to access medicinal marijuana.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A growing number of states are weighing whether to legalize marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. But for many veterans, the debate is already over.
Some veterans say cannabis has been effective in treating everything from chronic pain to anxiety, depression, anger management and even Multiple Sclerosis.
Firefighter and former Marine hopes to convince lawmakers to legalize medicinal use in Indiana.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and chronic pain are just a few of the service-related conditions veterans return home with.
Veterans recently joined a tour of a Nevada dispensary and testing lab to tell their stories of how medical marijuana has improved their lives since they left the military.
It was his experience with medical cannabis that got Stephen Mandile up in arms about providing better for Massachusetts veterans.
Veterans dealing with trauma and stress have a variety of treatment options available to them, but despite its legality in some states -- and some say, its superior effectiveness -- marijuana is not one of those options.
The program offers veterans an alternative to addictive pharmaceutical drugs.
Some veterans say their activism is driven by a desire to see the VA itself provide penalty-free marijuana to veterans suffering from PTSD.
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