Veterans struggling to gain access to medical marijuana caught a major break last week at the hands of Congress.

 

On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate put their seal of approval on an amendment that would prevent the Department of Veterans Affairs from dipping into the federal budget to stop Uncle Sam’s doctors from providing patients with recommendations to use medical marijuana.

 

This is the first time in American history that both chambers have seen eye to eye on an amendment of this kind—a move that stands to eliminate restrictions that have kept the men and women of the United States military from having legal access to a safer alternative to dangerous prescription drugs.

 

"The death rate from opioids among VA health care is nearly double the national average," Representative Earl Blumenauer, who introduced the House amendment, said prior to the vote. "From what I hear from veterans is that medical marijuana has helped them deal with pain and PTSD, particularly as an alternative to opioids."

 

Congress Finally Approves Medical Marijuana for Veterans | High Times

Great news!

Isn't Kasich ready to sign this into law in Ohio?

 

I am 100% for this, anything that can help people with pain I'll back!

 

Now maybe some with some knowledge of this could chime in. Let's say someone was in severe pain, I'll give two examples, one person has cancer, the other person has severe back pain. Would it be better for their two people to take marijuana for the pain or didn't bug like oxicoden ? Since oxicoden is highly addictive, wouldn't it be better for them to have the marijuana?

 

I often wondered what people saw in pain medication, I knew of people that would just take what seemed like a handful at a times, they soon looked like zombies, I was always puzzled about this and always asked why?

 

My first ever surgery was just before this past Christmas when I had rotor cuff surgery, they prescribed me Percocet, I only took about 3 or 4 doses of it. BUT, the morning after my first dose? WOW! I then knew why people would use pain meds without having any need for it. The dreams were amazing, euphoric, and very vivid. I then ended up throwing the 30 or so pills I had left down the toilet. But a week later needed them again but this time they only wanted to give me schedule III Vicodin, which after just one dose I threw the rest of those down the toilet as that one dose of Vicodin caused me to have severe anxiety.

 

My second ever surgery was three weeks ago on my stomach and esophagus, they gave me a large bottle of liquid oxicoden, I had to call 6 different places as no one had that much of it, and since it was 6:30pm the St.E's pharmacy was closed. But hearing pharmacy after pharmacy tell me they don't have that much was odd, I realized it really must have been a lot. But the feeling on this stuff was a lot better than the Percocet. Again, after only about 4-5 doses I threw the rest down the toilet, as I didn't want it around as I didn't need it anymore. I saw how addictive that it could be, as the feelings on them, the dreams, the very euphoric and vivid dreams, lucid at times, we're so amazing! Thankfully I'm the type to realize how addictive they were and how one needs to be very careful.

 

Don't knock people who have dependencies on the stuff, as I, and as I am sure many others on here, have seen the powerful effect, attraction, that the stuff has on people. GOOD and loving people can and do get into this and can't get out.

 

So my point is, since pain meds are highly additive, wouldn't it be a lot better, and safer, to prescribe marijuana? In a few years I can see doctors prescribing marijuana for pain over the current stuff.

We're getting closer.

It's about time.