This article was originally published on the Marijuana Patients Organization site on May 21, 2015.
This Memorial Day let us pay thanks to US Veterans that lost their lives protecting our American way of life. We can honor those brave men and women by legalizing organic medicines like cannabis that may be helpful to those soldiers that survived the battlefield. What does the Veterans Administration (VA) think about medical cannabis as a PTSD treatment option?
FROM THE VA WEBSITE:
Marijuana use for medical conditions is an issue of growing concern. Some Veterans use marijuana to relieve symptoms of PTSD and several states specifically approve the use of medical marijuana for PTSD. However, controlled studies have not been conducted to evaluate the safety or effectiveness of medical marijuana for PTSD. Thus, there is no evidence at this time that marijuana is an effective treatment for PTSD.
If there are no studies, how can the VA make this statement?
[blockquote type=”left”]Marijuana use is associated with medical and psychiatric problems. These problems may be caused by using, but they also may reflect the characteristics of the people who use marijuana. Medical problems include chronic bronchitis, abnormal brain development among early adolescent initiators, and impairment in short-term memory, motor coordination and the ability to perform complex psychomotor tasks such as driving. Psychiatric problems include psychosis and impairment in cognitive ability. Quality of life can also be affected through poor life satisfaction, decreased educational attainment, and increased sexual risk-taking behavior. Chronic marijuana use also can lead to addiction, with an established and clinically significant withdrawal syndrome.[/blockquote]
SOURCE:
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/co-occurring/marijuana_use_ptsd_veterans.asp
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As a veteran I would be foolish to speak to this government agency about medical marijuana use I am dependent on the va for my medical care and would put it in jeporty to do so. So I don’t tell
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