Army’s Top Doc Won’t Back Medical Cannabis for PTSD

The U.S. Army Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Nadja West, has declined to support the use of medical cannabis for military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

West’s opposition deals a setback to efforts in the cannabis industry to extend the use of medical marijuana for treatment of PTSD, a common ailment among vets. The condition afflicts between 11-20 out of every 100 vets who served in either the Iraq or Afghanistan conflicts.

According to some estimates, that could equate to roughly half a million MMJ patients – and…