Pubdate: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 Source: Denver Post (CO) Copyright: 2014 The Denver Post Corp Contact: http://www.denverpost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/122 Page: 2A 1,000 VETERANS LINE UP FOR FREE MARIJUANA A marijuana giveaway for veterans attracted about 1,000 people to a Colorado hotel. The "Grow 4 Vets" giveaway in Colorado Springs aimed to bring cannabis-based treatments to veterans with service-related conditions as an alternative to pain medications, The Gazette reported. Veterans were given cannabis oil, an edible chocolate bar and seeds to grow plants. Marijuana activists have tried unsuccessfully to have post-traumatic stress disorder added to the Colorado list of medical conditions that qualify for joining the medical marijuana registry. Now that pot is legal for adults over 21, organizers are free to give away marijuana. A similar event was held last weekend in Denver. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom