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  1. Katelyn Baker

    Colorado Veterans Fight For Access To Medical Marijuana To Treat PTSD

    Denver - In a state that leads the way in marijuana policy, Colorado veterans do not have access to medical marijuana to treat PTSD. Iraq war veteran Curt Bean, is hoping to change the perception of cannabis as a treatment for PTSD. Bean served in the Army for five years, he spent half that...
  2. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Weed For Warriors Project Aids Vets

    U.S. Army veteran Art Gutierrez served in Iraq from 2006 to 2008. Two years later, he described a period in his life of uncertainty. Prior to readjusting to civilian life, Gutierrez knew where he had to be for 6 a.m. physical training, he knew what his job was and where his home was and that he...
  3. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Weed For Warriors Project Aids Vets

    U.S. Army veteran Art Gutierrez served in Iraq from 2006 to 2008. Two years later, he described a period in his life of uncertainty. Prior to readjusting to civilian life, Gutierrez knew where he had to be for 6 a.m. physical training, he knew what his job was and where his home was and that he...
  4. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Bloom Room Collective Honors Veterans With Free Weed Today

    Today we honor the brave military men and women who put their lives at stake for the freedom of our country. At the very least, our veterans could use a free bag of weed. Which is why San Francisco's Bloom Room Collective is offering all past and present servicemen and women a free 1/8th of...
  5. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Bloom Room Collective Honors Veterans With Free Weed Today

    Today we honor the brave military men and women who put their lives at stake for the freedom of our country. At the very least, our veterans could use a free bag of weed. Which is why San Francisco's Bloom Room Collective is offering all past and present servicemen and women a free 1/8th of...
  6. Katelyn Baker

    For Colorado Veterans, Marijuana A Controversial Treatment

    Longmont, Colo. - Tom couldn't sleep. After six years in the U.S. Navy, he found himself in the civilian world unable to readjust from his time on a ship, when a commanding officer would often wake up the sailors every few hours. He tried prescription sleep aids, but nothing really worked...
  7. Katelyn Baker

    For Colorado Veterans, Marijuana A Controversial Treatment

    Longmont, Colo. - Tom couldn't sleep. After six years in the U.S. Navy, he found himself in the civilian world unable to readjust from his time on a ship, when a commanding officer would often wake up the sailors every few hours. He tried prescription sleep aids, but nothing really worked...
  8. Katelyn Baker

    Reform Marijuana Laws In Virginia, For Our Veterans

    As a disabled veteran, my choice to utilize the medicine that works for me makes me a criminal in Virginia. My children, wife, and friends do not want that, nor do I. That is why I have been battling state and federal governments since 2013 on marijuana policy reform. As a sailor stationed...
  9. Katelyn Baker

    In Colorado, A Call To Add PTSD To Medical Marijuana List

    Colorado is a marijuana pioneer, but unlike in 18 other states, post-traumatic stress disorder is not on the list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana use. That means those with PTSD, including a large number of veterans, have to pay higher fees to use recreational marijuana...
  10. Katelyn Baker

    In Colorado, A Call To Add PTSD To Medical Marijuana List

    Colorado is a marijuana pioneer, but unlike in 18 other states, post-traumatic stress disorder is not on the list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana use. That means those with PTSD, including a large number of veterans, have to pay higher fees to use recreational marijuana...
  11. Katelyn Baker

    NV: Veterans, Soldiers Tout Pot Benefits In Fight Against PTSD, Opiate Addiction

    Legalized access to cannabis will help former military soldiers fight symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder while reducing their need for opiate prescriptions, a panel of combat veterans and politicians said in Las Vegas on Wednesday. An estimated 20 veterans commit suicide each day...
  12. Katelyn Baker

    NV: Veterans, Soldiers Tout Pot Benefits In Fight Against PTSD, Opiate Addiction

    Legalized access to cannabis will help former military soldiers fight symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder while reducing their need for opiate prescriptions, a panel of combat veterans and politicians said in Las Vegas on Wednesday. An estimated 20 veterans commit suicide each day...
  13. Katelyn Baker

    High Hopes Dashed For Pot Amendment That Passed House And Senate

    Congress has offered the public an unusual civics lesson: A piece of legislation can pass both houses of Congress and never reach the president's desk — and veterans seeking easier access to medical marijuana aren't amused. The House and Senate in quick succession passed a spending package...
  14. Katelyn Baker

    Congress Won't Let Veterans Access Medical Marijuana After All

    An effort to allow veterans to access medical marijuana in states where it's legal died Wednesday night when Congress passed a spending bill without the provision included. The Veterans Equal Access Amendment would have nullified a Department of Veterans Affairs standard that keeps its...
  15. Katelyn Baker

    Congress Won't Let Veterans Access Medical Marijuana After All

    An effort to allow veterans to access medical marijuana in states where it's legal died Wednesday night when Congress passed a spending bill without the provision included. The Veterans Equal Access Amendment would have nullified a Department of Veterans Affairs standard that keeps its...
  16. Katelyn Baker

    NV: Event Helps Veterans Access Medical Marijuana

    Reno, Nev. - Local businesses came together Sunday to help veterans gain access to medical marijuana cards. This event provided hope to veterans like Shane Whitecloud. "What you saw and what you went through while you were over there, you have to live with that," Whitecloud said. "It might...
  17. Katelyn Baker

    NV: Event Helps Veterans Access Medical Marijuana

    Reno, Nev. - Local businesses came together Sunday to help veterans gain access to medical marijuana cards. This event provided hope to veterans like Shane Whitecloud. "What you saw and what you went through while you were over there, you have to live with that," Whitecloud said. "It might...
  18. Katelyn Baker

    NJ: Christie To Let PTSD Sufferers Get Medical Marijuana

    Trenton - Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill into law Wednesday that would add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of conditions that would qualify people for medical marijuana, a move actively sought by combat veterans. Christie said he supported the bill because an estimated 20...
  19. Katelyn Baker

    NJ: Christie To Let PTSD Sufferers Get Medical Marijuana

    Trenton - Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill into law Wednesday that would add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of conditions that would qualify people for medical marijuana, a move actively sought by combat veterans. Christie said he supported the bill because an estimated 20...
  20. Katelyn Baker

    CO: Veterans Protest To Keep Sale Of Recreational Pot Legal

    Pueblo - Local veterans lined up at the Pueblo Convention Center today to fight to keep the sale of recreational pot legal. "We find ourselves in another battle," said Veteran George Autobee, "We were in Vietnam, had to fight with the VA to get our benefits, then we had to fight to get...
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