Michigan residents suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder will be able to use medical marijuana to treat their symptoms.
“I hope they can find some peace to this,” says David Brogren, who sits on the state panel that voted earlier this month to recommend the change. “I hope they can use medical marijuana to sleep or to have the bad dreams go away, or not be repeated as much. I hope it’ll mask some of the pain they have that will keep them safe and their families safe.”
The state’s Director of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Steve Arwood has now given final approval to add PTSD to the state’s medical marijuana program.
This is the first mental health condition the state has approved for medical marijuana.
In his letter approving PTSD, Arwood urged veterans to contact a veterans’ affairs officer to make sure their benefits won’t be put at risk by using medical marijuana.