matt kale. it weighed heavily on my mind for a long time. he has ptsd and two duties in afghanistan left him with a shatter shattered skull and a ten months before i got back, i attempted suicide for the first time nnch. in his darkest hour, he tried mar marijuana and he said it helped him feel better. i knew i had to move where it was legal. so i became a refugee from my home. i live in colorado now because here we actually have freedom. this is my exit paperwork from the military. according to matt the treatment plan was to give him a
there, we met army veteran, matt kale. weighed heavily on my mind for a very long time. reporter: kale has ptsd. after two tours of duty in afghanistan left him with a shattered skull and a litany of other conditions. i didn t believe that i had the right to live anymore. so, ten months after i got back, right before christmas, i attempted suicide for the first time. reporter: in his darkest hour, he tried smoking marijuana. he says it made him feel better and he became convinced it helped his condition. matt and his wife say they have no choice but to move from north carolina. i knew i had to move somewhere legal so i became a refugee from my home. a marijuana refugee? i live here in colorado now because here, you actually have it. this is my exit paperwork from the military. reporter: according to matt, the v a s treatment plan was to
weighed heavily on my mind for a very long time. reporter: kale has ptsd. after two tours of duty in afghanistan left him with a shattered skull and a litany of other conditions. i didn t believe that i had the right to live anymore. so, ten months after i got back, right before christmas, i attempted suicide for the first time. reporter: in his darkest hour, he tried smoking marijuana. he says it made him feel better and he became convinced it helped his condition. matt and his wife say they have no choice but to move from north carolina. i knew i had to move somewhere legal so i became a refugee from my home. a marijuana refugee? i live here in colorado now because here, you actually have freedom. this is my exit paperwork from the military. reporter: according to matt, the v a s treatment plan was to give him a menu full of
afghanistan left him with a shattered skull and a litany of other conditions. i didn t believe that i had the right to live anymore. so, ten months after i got back, right before christmas, i attempted suicide for the first time. reporter: in his darkest hour, he tried smoking marijuana. he says it made him feel better and he became convinced it helped his condition. matt and his wife say they have no choice but to move from north carolina. i knew i had to move somewhere legal so i became a refugee from my home. a marijuana refugee? i live here in colorado now because here, you actually have it. this is my exit paperwork from the military. reporter: according to matt, the v a s treatment plan was to give him a menu full of prescription drugs that he says turned him into a zombie. this is what you give up when you start using cannabis.
for a very long time. reporter: kale has ptsd. after two tours of duty in afghanistan left him with a shattered skull and a litany of other conditions. i didn t believe that i had the right to live anymore. so, ten months after i got back, right before christmas, i attempted suicide for the first time. reporter: in his darkest hour, he tried smoking marijuana. he says it made him feel better and he became convinced it helped his condition. matt and his wife say they had no choice but to move from north carolina. i knew i had to move somewhere legal so i became a refugee from my home. a marijuana refugee? i live here in colorado now because here, you actually have freedom. this is my exit paperwork from the military. reporter: according to matt, the va s treatment plan was to give him a menu full of prescription drugs that he says