ANNAPOLIS — Molly Dillon described the dilemma her boyfriend faced when he was receiving prescription medical treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Jason Anderson, a 20-year Army veteran from Boonsboro, would take more than a dozen pills each day, Dillon told a House panel on Friday. He became zombie-like, and when he wanted to stop taking the drugs and return to normal, he would experience withdrawal symptoms.
“It seemed as if he was being used as a guinea pig for medications,” Dillon said.
Now, Anderson uses cannabis to calm his emotions and feel a sense of normalcy, he said.
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