Oregon Begins Allowing Medical Marijuana for PTSD

Some Oregon lawmakers had said they feared that allowing medical marijuana cardholders to use pot for post-traumatic stress disorder would lead to widespread abuse, but the initial signup doesn’t bear that out. The law went into effect Jan. 1, and applicants had 90 days before that to apply. Fewer than 100 have, the Salem Statesman Journal (http://stjr.nl/19b0k6R) reported. “We can’t provide an exact number because it’s low enough to where we risk identifying people,” said Jonathan Modie, spokesman for the [...]

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