Jacob Redmond
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Marijuana for Trauma (MFT) is now open in Trenton to provide alternative medical solutions and support to veterans and civilians at the Riverside Plaza, 255 Glen Miller Rd.
CEO and founder Fabian Henry started MFT in New Brunswick over a year ago and is now expanding with their sixth office opening in Trenton.
Cory D'Andrea, volunteer for MFT, is a veteran who suffers from physical and mental injuries including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from his time in the military. After ten years service and two tours to Afghanistan, he was medically released from the military and prescribed medication that made him feel like a zombie until he found MFT.
"It's changed my life completely," D'Andrea said. "Here I am, actually out of the house and doing stuff."
People may assume that MFT strictly helps people suffering from mental illness or physical injuries access marijuana but they do much more than that. Andrew Brown, Vice President of MFT Ontario, said that they also help people access programs they are entitled too through Veterans Affairs Canada.
"It's probably a quarter of our business," Brown said. "We walk them through a variety of programs that they may or may not be entitled to and we can give them a loose guideline of what they maybe should apply for."
Brown said that they also offer peer support every other Tuesday evening, an outreach program for people who cannot make it into the office and more programs like cooking classes by volunteers are in the works.
He said that they have had a fantastic response to their Trenton office so far and glad that people are starting to make a change for people suffering with PTSD and other mental illnesses.
"We are in a point of revolution right now where people are starting to say that we do have an issue in Canada and we are working on it," Brown said. "For veterans and civilians, PTSD is PTSD."
Suzanne Andrews, manager of the Quinte West Chamber of Commerce, said that she knows marijuana is a hot topic in the election debates at the moment but MFT is not about anyone's personal beliefs on the medicine, it is about MFT providing a legal service to help people.
"They are providing a service to people in our community that want it and need it and so it is up to us to support them and allow them to operate as a good contributing part of the business community," Andrews said.
MFT is continuing to expand across the Province. They are planning to open their next office in the Petawawa area.
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CEO and founder Fabian Henry started MFT in New Brunswick over a year ago and is now expanding with their sixth office opening in Trenton.
Cory D'Andrea, volunteer for MFT, is a veteran who suffers from physical and mental injuries including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from his time in the military. After ten years service and two tours to Afghanistan, he was medically released from the military and prescribed medication that made him feel like a zombie until he found MFT.
"It's changed my life completely," D'Andrea said. "Here I am, actually out of the house and doing stuff."
People may assume that MFT strictly helps people suffering from mental illness or physical injuries access marijuana but they do much more than that. Andrew Brown, Vice President of MFT Ontario, said that they also help people access programs they are entitled too through Veterans Affairs Canada.
"It's probably a quarter of our business," Brown said. "We walk them through a variety of programs that they may or may not be entitled to and we can give them a loose guideline of what they maybe should apply for."
Brown said that they also offer peer support every other Tuesday evening, an outreach program for people who cannot make it into the office and more programs like cooking classes by volunteers are in the works.
He said that they have had a fantastic response to their Trenton office so far and glad that people are starting to make a change for people suffering with PTSD and other mental illnesses.
"We are in a point of revolution right now where people are starting to say that we do have an issue in Canada and we are working on it," Brown said. "For veterans and civilians, PTSD is PTSD."
Suzanne Andrews, manager of the Quinte West Chamber of Commerce, said that she knows marijuana is a hot topic in the election debates at the moment but MFT is not about anyone's personal beliefs on the medicine, it is about MFT providing a legal service to help people.
"They are providing a service to people in our community that want it and need it and so it is up to us to support them and allow them to operate as a good contributing part of the business community," Andrews said.
MFT is continuing to expand across the Province. They are planning to open their next office in the Petawawa area.
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Marijuana for Trauma opens doors in Trenton
Author: Erin Stewart
Contact: Contact Page
Photo Credit: Flickr/User Gnarburger
Website: Inside Belleville News
