Maine approves medical marijuana for PTSD
By William Breathes
in Legislation
Medical, News Thursday
June 27, 2013
Post-traumatic stress disorder isn't just a media buzzword. It's mental and often physical suffering that affects millions of people to varying degrees, often making life unlivable. In recent years, cannabis has been shown - albeit anecdotal - to help improve PTSD symptoms yet many states with medical marijuana laws still don't allow it as a qualifying condition.
As of today, however, there's one less. Maine Gov. Paul LePage signed LD 1062 yesterday, authorizing patients with PTSD to legally access cannabis in that state. Maine joins New Mexico and Oregon in passing MMJ-PTSD legislation this year.
Connecticut, California, Delaware, and Massachusetts also have PTSD provisions in their state laws.
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