LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - A group of military veterans used the holiday weekend to rally for a cause.
The "Arkansans for Compassionate Care" group alongside local military veterans gathered on the steps of the state capitol to fight for medical marijuana in Arkansas.
The pro-medical-cannabis group believes that veterans could benefit from the illegal plant, especially when dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder.
"They've given so much. And they come home, they suffer from something like PTSD, and all they want to do is give them a handful of pills. They don't care if there's a better alternative," said Melissa Fults with Arkansans for Compassionate Care.
Fults says VA doctors are forbidden to talk with patients about cannabis.
Voters rejected a medical marijuana amendment in 2012. They failed to get it on last year's ballot, but already have been cleared to gather signatures for the 2016 election.
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