Meet the combat veterans who grow medical marijuana for their brothers in arms

http://mashable.com/2016/04/04/veterans-cannabis-santa-cruz/#_O3PoTbFgkqs

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors prescribed drugs — lots of drugs — for Scallan’s PTSD after his return from Iraq in 2009. He says he took 600mg of Seroquel, a powerful psychiatric, each night to sleep. He popped 3mg of Klonopin whenever he felt an anxiety attack flaring up. He took 200mg of Zoloft for depression each day, as well as opiates prescribed for pain…

After about of year of smoking pot daily, Scallan was able to stop taking the opiates, Zoloft and Klonopin. He was down to 150mg of Seroquel each night to sleep. Then he ditched that as well.

Scallan had finally found relief, but his journey had just begun. Soon, he’d meet other combat veterans with similar stories. Soon, they’d help spearhead a movement for their peers, some of them struggling, some of them homeless, all of them sharing a military history and an appreciation for medical pot.

Scallan had no way of knowing this at the time, but he was soon to find an entire network of support, purpose and community through marijuana…

Peppermint

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/10/14/peppermint-health-benefits.aspx

Peppermint oil capsules have been described as “the drug of first choice” in IBS patients, as it safely helps alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life. Research has shown that it is effective in children and adults alike, with one study showing a 50 percent reduction in “total irritable bowel syndrome score” among 75 percent of patients who tried it… Peppermint may help to relieve muscle spasms and pain. Try massaging its essential oil onto sore muscles or adding it to your bath water for muscle pain relief…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3560662/Brew-Peppermint-tea-rosemary-significantly-improve-long-term-memory-adults.html

Photos taken 4/25/2016.

Butterscotch

Wikipedia:  “Butterscotch is a type of confectionery whose primary ingredients are brown sugar and butter…”

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_make_butterscotch/

Photos taken 4/25/2016.