so i'm currently watching the news about soldiers and post-traumatic stress disorders. what i would like to know is, does marijuana help soldiers with this problem? replies from service men with this issue would be great, i would just like to hear what you guys think. it could be another reason on the list of thousands for it to be legalized.
No. They did a study and concluded weed wasn't as good for PTSD. Check this out. Smoking Some Weed to Deal with PTSD? - Ecstasy May Be the Better Choice | elephant journal
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