{"id":6639,"date":"2016-09-08T13:50:23","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T13:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cannitrol.com\/\/?p=6639"},"modified":"2016-09-08T13:50:23","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T13:50:23","slug":"how-the-federal-war-on-marijuana-is-hurting-veterans-washington-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/how-the-federal-war-on-marijuana-is-hurting-veterans-washington-post\/","title":{"rendered":"How the federal war on marijuana is hurting veterans &#8211; Washington Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/how-the-federal-war-on-marijuana-is-hurting-veterans-washington-post\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"7\" style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNHvJYsXc8pbW4O1gdCWfiT3LC8lwg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779201373161&amp;ei=Y2zRV_icE8nO3gHFpqHACw&amp;url=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2016\/09\/08\/how-the-federal-war-on-marijuana-is-hurting-veterans\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/t1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTbmGq4ZQSawUb4cM3IK1rV_isDBRrwZScuCMH0zNB33BFsoooX8To89edKq5HccwNAV8_iO0zm\" alt=\"\" border=\"1\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\"><br \/><font size=\"-2\">Washington Post<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"j\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:0.8em;\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lh\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNHvJYsXc8pbW4O1gdCWfiT3LC8lwg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779201373161&amp;ei=Y2zRV_icE8nO3gHFpqHACw&amp;url=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2016\/09\/08\/how-the-federal-war-on-marijuana-is-hurting-veterans\/\"><b>How the federal war on <b>marijuana<\/b> is hurting veterans<\/b><\/a><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><b><font color=\"#6f6f6f\">Washington Post<\/font><\/b><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\">The American Legion, a group representing 2.4 million U.S. military veterans, has called on Congress to remove <b>marijuana<\/b> from Schedule 1 of the federal Controlled Substances Act and &quot;reclassify it in a category that, at a minimum will recognize <b>&#8230;<\/b><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNHOLkwAQFK5_wdtAe6Xjek7f8qI4A&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779201373161&amp;ei=Y2zRV_icE8nO3gHFpqHACw&amp;url=http:\/\/reason.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/06\/the-american-legion-wants-marijuana-recl\">The American Legion Wants <b>Marijuana<\/b> Reclassified to Help Treat PTSD<\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>Reason (blog)<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNExPgHYT436l6C5rbaP0Nphewpe4w&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779201373161&amp;ei=Y2zRV_icE8nO3gHFpqHACw&amp;url=http:\/\/www.philly.com\/philly\/news\/new_jersey\/20160908_More_than_18_000_people_want_Gov__Christie_to_sign_marijuana_PTSD_bill.html\">More than 18000 people want Gov. Christie to sign <b>marijuana<\/b> PTSD bill<\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>Philly.com<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNEJsffcIiLokqzL6zD3Hg7jRRy6Ow&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779201373161&amp;ei=Y2zRV_icE8nO3gHFpqHACw&amp;url=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2016\/sep\/07\/medical-marijuana-legalization-us-american-legion-veterans\">Veterans group pushes to ease <b>marijuana<\/b> restictions to treat PTSD<\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>The Guardian<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\" class=\"p\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNE5Gkz9v0P8EkmgRu4XtQb8pH9q7w&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779201373161&amp;ei=Y2zRV_icE8nO3gHFpqHACw&amp;url=http:\/\/www.marijuana.com\/blog\/news\/2016\/09\/american-legion-calls-for-marijuana-rescheduling\/\"><nobr>Marijuana.com (blog)<\/nobr><\/a><\/font><br \/><font class=\"p\" size=\"-1\"><a class=\"p\" href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/more?ncl=dky8iUiWtfgvqWMNVmI7F2evnBe2M&amp;authuser=0&amp;ned=us\"><nobr><b>all 18 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;<\/b><\/nobr><\/a><\/font><\/div>\n<p><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"7\" style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNHvJYsXc8pbW4O1gdCWfiT3LC8lwg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779201373161&amp;ei=Y2zRV_icE8nO3gHFpqHACw&amp;url=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2016\/09\/08\/how-the-federal-war-on-marijuana-is-hurting-veterans\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/t1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTbmGq4ZQSawUb4cM3IK1rV_isDBRrwZScuCMH0zNB33BFsoooX8To89edKq5HccwNAV8_iO0zm\" alt=\"\" border=\"1\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\"><br \/><font size=\"-2\">Washington Post<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"j\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:0.8em;\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lh\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNHvJYsXc8pbW4O1gdCWfiT3LC8lwg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779201373161&amp;ei=Y2zRV_icE8nO3gHFpqHACw&amp;url=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2016\/09\/08\/how-the-federal-war-on-marijuana-is-hurting-veterans\/\"><b>How the federal war on <b>marijuana<\/b> is hurting veterans<\/b><\/a><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><b><font color=\"#6f6f6f\">Washington Post<\/font><\/b><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\">The American Legion, a group representing 2.4 million U.S. military veterans, has called on Congress to remove <b>marijuana<\/b> from Schedule 1 of the federal Controlled Substances Act and &quot;reclassify it in a category that, at a minimum will recognize <b>&#8230;<\/b><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNHOLkwAQFK5_wdtAe6Xjek7f8qI4A&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779201373161&amp;ei=Y2zRV_icE8nO3gHFpqHACw&amp;url=http:\/\/reason.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/06\/the-american-legion-wants-marijuana-recl\">The American Legion Wants <b>Marijuana<\/b> Reclassified to Help Treat PTSD<\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>Reason (blog)<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNExPgHYT436l6C5rbaP0Nphewpe4w&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779201373161&amp;ei=Y2zRV_icE8nO3gHFpqHACw&amp;url=http:\/\/www.philly.com\/philly\/news\/new_jersey\/20160908_More_than_18_000_people_want_Gov__Christie_to_sign_marijuana_PTSD_bill.html\">More than 18000 people want Gov. 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