Medical Marijuana Now Available for PTSD

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This week, Governor Chris Christie signed a bill that expands access to medical marijuana. Specifically, those diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) may now obtain a prescription for medical marijuana. When signing the bill, Governor Christie noted that up to 20% of veterans returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars suffer from PTSD and that medical marijuana should be available to them after it has been decided that conventional treatment is not working.

For more information: http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2016/09/14/marijuana-ptsd-treatment-legal-nj/90378060/

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