Legalizing Weed for certain circumstances

When a soldier comes back from war they are most likely going to have PTSD.  According to the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,released in 2013, PTSD is triggered by “exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violation.” Exposure may result from personally experiencing or witnessing a traumatizing event, learning that a close friend or family member has been a victim, or repeatedly hearing or studying the details of such traumas. Symptoms include re experiencing the event through flashbacks or nightmares, insomnia, depression, the inability to talk about the memories, estrangement and isolation from family and friends, self-blame, irritability, anxiety, fear, hyper vigilance, anger, aggression, and reckless or self-destructive behavior.  In the blog, "War Without End," my eyes were opened about legalizing weed for certain circumstances.  Most soldiers that said they used weed to help with their symptoms said that it helped tremendously.  One solider said, "“When I got out, I tried it again. I didn’t want to be a pilled-up zombie. I saw the difference right away. My mood was more level, I didn’t flip out, and I could sleep through the night. It’s my medicine.”  Most soldiers are given pain medicines that are very dangerous with alcohol or if they take too much at one time.  
    Furthermore, there are no signs of anyone dying of overdose of Marijuana.  I would have to agree with this article and if someone who served for our military should be allowed to smoke Marijuana if needed.  There should be special test to tell if a person has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  Marijuana is not as bad as alcohol and could allow a lot of people to be relieved of pain and certain disorders. 
     Of the 266 veterans for whom they had adequate information, reporters found that “more than one in three died from a drug overdose, a fatal combination of drugs, or suicide.” Of the 50 who died in motor vehicle accidents, 35 were single-vehicle crashes, a recognized means of suicide. Of the 46 veterans who died who had a primary diagnosis of PTSD, 80 percent lost their lives as a result of a confirmed suicide, an overdose, or a single-vehicle crash.  It breaks my heart that the people who served our country are having to deal with this and we could just simply solve the situation by allowing them to have medical Marijuana.  
   Lastly, I think the veterans should all come together and take a stand to make weed legal for people suffering from PTSD.  I think that most people aren't against marijuana, but since it is illegal they think it's bad.  I also think that if more people would talk about weed and understand it's not as dangerous as alcohol. they would see no reason not to legalize it.  Therefore, weed should be legal for certain circumstances and allow people with qualifying symptoms to consume it.