Pubdate: Mon, 22 Sep 2014
Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI)
Copyright: 2014 Associated Press
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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.
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