{"id":44690,"date":"2023-01-20T16:27:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T16:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/central-texas-dispensary-offering-eligible-veterans-free-medical-marijuana-prescription\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T16:27:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T16:27:15","slug":"central-texas-dispensary-offering-eligible-veterans-free-medical-marijuana-prescription","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/central-texas-dispensary-offering-eligible-veterans-free-medical-marijuana-prescription\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Texas dispensary offering eligible veterans free medical marijuana prescription"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>AUSTIN (KXAN)<a> <\/a><a>\u2014<\/a> As military veterans across the country struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder and other chronic ailments, many are trying to find available treatment options.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than taking prescription medications, some are settled with using medical marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>In Austin, goodblend \u2014 one of only three medical cannabis operators licensed to operate in Texas \u2014 is giving away free Texas medical marijuana prescriptions to veterans.<\/p>\n<p>According to goodblend community relations manager Terrence Baugh, these prescriptions can cost people between $200-$300 depending on the doctor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt keeps them off the black market,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want to make it very accessible and usable for them to be a part of this program to energize and engage them in what Texas already has.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the past month, the medical marijuana dispensary has rolled out its veteran impact program, prescribing to around 200 veterans.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s all part of the Texas Compassionate Use Program, which added post-traumatic stress disorder to a list of qualifying conditions in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Air Force veteran Shaun Salvaje was diagnosed with PTSD after serving stints in Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s taking part in goodblend\u2019s veteran impact program and believes tons of Texans don\u2019t realize they may be eligible to purchase medical marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have veterans who are losing their lives to suicide every day,\u201d Salvaje said. \u201cIf cannabis can prevent that with a viable, healthy, plant option, then I\u2019m all for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>As it wraps up its pilot program, goodblend still has a few free prescriptions available for those who qualify.<\/p>\n<p>In order to take part in the veteran impact program, you must be able to provide a valid military ID and be qualified for a medical marijuana prescription under the Texas Compassionate Use Program.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve got a prescription, goodblend is also offering those eligible a 35% discount on their first products purchased.<\/p>\n<p>To get qualified as a TCUP patient for one of the 150+ conditions currently approved, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/tx.goodblend.com\/event\/veterans-giveaway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visit goodblend\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMid2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lmt4YW4uY29tL25ld3MvbG9jYWwvYXVzdGluLWJhc2VkLWRpc3BlbnNhcnktb2ZmZXJpbmctZWxpZ2libGUtdmV0ZXJhbnMtZnJlZS1tZWRpY2FsLW1hcmlqdWFuYS1wcmVzY3JpcHRpb24v0gF7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cua3hhbi5jb20vbmV3cy9sb2NhbC9hdXN0aW4tYmFzZWQtZGlzcGVuc2FyeS1vZmZlcmluZy1lbGlnaWJsZS12ZXRlcmFucy1mcmVlLW1lZGljYWwtbWFyaWp1YW5hLXByZXNjcmlwdGlvbi9hbXAv?oc=5\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUSTIN (KXAN) \u2014 As military veterans across the country struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder and other chronic ailments, many are trying to find available treatment options. Rather than taking prescription medications, some are settled with using medical marijuana. In Austin, goodblend \u2014 one of only three medical cannabis operators licensed to operate in Texas \u2014 &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[161],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44690"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}