Medical marijuana will not be available to people suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as part of their treatment. The Colorado Board of Health voted against the recommendation of Colorado's Chief Medical Officer to add Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to the list of conditions treated by medical marijuana in the state.

Colorado Chief Medical Officer Dr. Larry Wolk said the decision has left him disappointed, but it doesn't want to disrespect how and why the decision was made.

The board overwhelmingly voted against adding PTSD to the list of ailments eligible for treatment with medical pot, despite hours of emotional patient testimony from several patients. One of the patients had to say that marijuana works for him like no other thing does, which is why he must not be deprived of medical marijuana.

Some military veterans also wanted PTSD to be added as qualifying condition for medical pot, with one saying that no veteran has been ever reported having overdosed marijuana and died accidentally.

The approval would have made Colorado the tenth state to include PTSD in its medical marijuana program. After the board voted against the qualification, one patient said in disappointment that all in the board are a bunch of liars. Colorado Board of Health President Dr. Tony Cappello justified the decision by saying that there is lack of science to support the benefits of medical marijuana for people suffering from PTSD.

"I just don't want to turn it into a public experiment", said board member Janelle Orsborn.