The BLUNT Truth
The Current Buzz Vol 4 Issue 5
big changes to come for our veterans by: TCB Staff
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Dear Veterans: Thank you for your brave service to our country. We want to do more than offer gratitude, we also to give you solid resources for pain, depression, anxiety, and PTSD. We want to help you. Let’s catch up on all the happenings later. What we REALLY want to discuss is our Veterans. Memorial Day seems like a good day to do this. And there is A LOT to cover. Refill your coffee and dig in:
First, as of now, you do NOT lose your benefits if you test positive for marijuana, but we do suggest you get your OMMA card because Oklahoma police can arrest you for possession if you are not a card carrier. Rules!
Third, MMJ has been the Boogeyman for far too long. There are many strains that help with the biggest problems Vets face and a Budtender who served can get you on your way to a better place. There are many out there. Read on. At The Current Buzz, we are concerned about the ongoing rates of depression and suicide. According to 2019 data, a Vet commits suicide every 83 minutes or 20 suicides per day. In 2012, more Vets died by their own hands than by those of the enemy, and the highest suicide rates came from Army Vets (52 percent). This is unacceptable.
Fourth, definitive research has found that microdosing of MMJ/ MJ and even psychoactive drugs (psychocybin mushrooms are the most common) can Second, the VA is changing their go a long way to healing the official stance on MMJ/MJ. Doctors mental state of our Veterans. at the VA can recommend cannabis to It addresses PTSD and Vets starting July 1, 2021, but as with depression with fewer side all Federal stuff, don’t take it as gospel effects. What is fascinating is until it happens. that using psychocybin does
not require long term use (a few psychcybin treatments go a long way). King’s College in London: “It could “relax” the parts of our brain that control these behaviors, thus allowing old patterns to change or fade. Patients who have received psychocybin have described coming down from the high with “new insights” and changed perspectives on their difficulties.” Mental health issues such as addiction, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are helped greatly with psychocybin (which is not addictive), but cannabis works well for mental health, pain from injuries, and can help break alcohol or drug addiction (opioids, heroin, cocaine, etc.) with minimal impact on the body. What causes PTSD? PTSD occurs when the amygdala overacts and blocks the brain’s ability to ‘kill off’ the memory of a traumatic event. The human continued on page 5
