PTSD and POT: Vets are doing better with POT than with strong pharma drugs. (Fewer commit suicide)

http://illegallyhealed.com/why-doctor-thurstone-is-dead-wrong-about-cannabis-and-ptsd/

I have talked to some of the Vets who use POT after being ripped apart by heavy Pharma Drugs.  They feel POT has made them much better than the Pharma Drugs.

There are currently an estimated 22 Veterans committing suicide every day. This is an oft-touted statistic, but it can never be repeated enough. Veterans are returning to the states finding the battles waiting for them here are no less dangerous than the battles they fought in over there. There are new enemies here – post-traumatic stress, the lifelong effects of traumatic brain injury, and a government that will charge them as felons for using a medicine that works for them. This is absolutely unacceptable.

Dr. Chris Thurstone Conveniently Overlooks Science

Despite testimony from Veterans throughout the country regarding the efficacy of cannabis, along with the strong supporting science, a dwindling number of organizations and their representatives continue to oppose medical cannabis.

One such individual is Dr. Chris Thurstone, who on May 22, 2015, published a scathing article in opposition to cannabis use for Veterans. In it he pointed out the lack of controlled trials and opposition from the American Psychiatric Association, the American Society of Addiction Medicine, and The Colorado Psychiatric Society. It is not surprising that organizations with deeply entrenched relationships to the pharmaceutical industry oppose the use of natural cannabis medicines.