It was a telling setting for a decision on whether post-traumatic stress disorder patients could use medical marijuana. A 29th state, Alaska, doesn't incorporate PTSD in its medical marijuana program but allows everyone over 20 to buy pot legally. DiPasquale pushed to extend New York's nearly two-year-old medical marijuana program to include post-traumatic stress. The Legion started advocating last year for easing federal constraints on medical pot research , a departure into drug policy for the nearly century-old organization. Still, there remain questions and qualms — some from veterans — about advocating for medical marijuana as a treatment for PTSD.

Source: ABC News November 26, 2017 14:37 UTC