New York Does Right by Veterans with PTSD

By Sarah Stenuf, New York Daily NewsNov. 16, 2017On Veterans Day, New York joined a growing list of states that allow post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to be treated with medical marijuana. As a former active-duty soldier suffering from this debilitating disease, I applaud this achievement. Gov. Cuomo has now given thousands of New Yorkers a safe and effective treatment alternative to the opioids and other powerful prescription drugs… This expansion is especially critical in the face of federal rules that continue to block this important treatment on a national level.I joined the Army while in college, after graduating from high school in Syracuse. Although enrolled on a Marines ROTC scholarship, I felt a calling to serve and signed up for boot camp before finishing my degree. It was following a deployment in Afghanistan that I began experiencing PTSD, a condition that seemed… http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/new-york-veterans-ptsd-article-1.3638361

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