Pubdate: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI) Copyright: 2014 Associated Press Contact: http://www.staradvertiser.com/info/Star-Advertiser_Letter_to_the_Editor.html Website: http://www.staradvertiser.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/5154 Page: A5 GROUP GIVES FREE PAKALOLO TO VETERANS Hundreds of military veterans received free marijuana during a special giveaway in Denver designed to show that pot can help ease their pain. Members of Operation Grow4Vets said the Saturday event aimed to offer veterans an alternative to prescription drugs to help with anxiety, pain and other problems. The organization also says it gave out 400 bags of marijuana-infused products at the Denver Cannabis Giveaway. But pot critics questioned whether the event was safe. Colorado this year rejected marijuana as a treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder, so the condition is not on the list of ailments for which doctors can recommend medical marijuana. But it is legal in the state to give away pot for free. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom