Pubdate: Mon, 29 Sep 2014
Source: Buffalo News (NY)
Copyright: 2014 Associated Press
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POT GIVEAWAY FOR VETS DRAWS ABOUT 1,000

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP)  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 reports that veterans were given a bag of items that 
included 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 all adults over 21, organizers are free to 
give away marijuana.

A similar event was held last weekend in Denver.
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