Washington: Senate Says PTSD Qualifies As Condition For Medical Marijuana

[Jacob Redmond]

The Senate has unanimously passed a measure that adds post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of medical conditions that qualify for medical marijuana.

Senate Bill 5379 passed the chamber Tuesday night and now heads to the House for consideration.

Washington voters approved a medical marijuana law in 1998 that gives doctors the right to recommend - but not prescribe - marijuana for people suffering from cancer and other conditions that cause "intractable pain."

In 2012, voters passed a measure allowing the sale of marijuana to adults for recreational use at licensed stores, which started opening last summer.

Several measures have been brought forth by lawmakers this year after to address the dual markets.

One measure that has previously passed the Senate would exempt qualified patients from paying sales tax on medical products.

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[PTSD 4 ME]

Its about damn time. I got diagnosed with "chronic" ptsd in 2010 following a nasty deployment to Afghanistan in 2009. This was the one way I found relief, even beyond the countless Rx drugs...... Now we just have to work on the VA to do the same...