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A state lawmaker wants military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder to be able to use medical marijuana.
Rep. Sal Pace, D-Pueblo, will try to amend proposed medical-marijuana regulations (House Bill 1284) during a committee meeting today. The amendment would require people to get a recommendation from a psychiatrist before they would qualify for medical marijuana.
“Frankly, I think it’s one small step to help our veterans,” Pace said.
The Washington-based Marijuana Policy Project is backing Pace’s amendment, as is Sensible Colorado, a patient-advocacy group.
Sensible Colorado’s executive director, Brian Vicente, said his group gets calls from dozens of veterans each year asking if they can qualify for medical marijuana.
