Mom Fights For Medical Marijuana After Losing Son To PTSD

Camp Hill mom cries for legalization of medical pot after son dies from PTSD 
FOX 43 News
BY REBECCA SOLOMON
JUNE 23, 2015

A Camp Hill, Cumberland County mother is standing up for medical marijuana. Her son suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He eventually took his own life.

Donnamarie Feedman joined dozens of supporters of the drug at a rally in Harrisburg. The drug remains illegal in the Commonwealth.

At the rally, Corporal Barrett Thompson addressed the crowd by showing pictures of depressed army veterans. He said, “These pictures represent the hell I went through and veterans go through now.”

Corporal Thompson returned from serving three tours in Iraq with PTSD and over 40 prescribed medications. Unlike Thompson, Donnamarie’s son will never share his story.

She says, “At the height of his sickness, the VA had him on 21 pills per day. A lot of them were black box label pills and the only thing that helped him was smoking marijuana.”
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