Bill to Add PTSD to Oregon’s Medical Marijuana Program Advances

Bill to Add PTSD to Oregon’s Medical Marijuana Program Advances
The Daily Chronic
By Thomas H. Clarke
March 2, 2013

SALEM, OR — A bill that would expand Oregon’s medical marijuana program by adding post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of qualifying ailments has advanced in the Senate.

The Senate Health Committee voted 4-1 Thursday to approve Senate Bill 281, which would add post-traumatic stress disorder to the definition of “debilitating medical condition” for the purpose of authorizing the medical use of marijuana.

Use of medical marijuana is currently allowed in the state for patients with certain debilitating medical conditions such as cancer, glaucoma, Alzheimer’s disease, HIV and AIDS.

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a type of anxiety disorder that occurs in people who have seen or experienced a traumatic event that involved the threat of injury or death.

Military veterans returning from combat often suffer symptoms of PTSD.
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