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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

As administration wages war on legal marijuana, military veterans side with pot




WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) -- The Trump administration's attack on legal marijuana, already stymied by large states determined not to roll back the clock, is increasingly confronting an even more politically potent adversary: military veterans.


Frustrated by federal laws restricting their access to a drug many already rely on to help treat post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic pain and opioid addiction, veterans have become an influential lobbying force in the marijuana debate after sitting on the sidelines for years.




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https://www.stripes.com/as-administration-wages-war-on-legal-marijuana-military-veterans-side-with-pot-1.479468#.WXaBe0EpDYW

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