I did not look up what state place you reside in, so I do not know what doc's write a grow ticket for there. but yeah ptsd or the appetite problem can exist after remission, I have had an eating disorder for years, and had radiation for cancer 5 years ago, I live in Alaska and there is a Doc who can write the grow license and then if ya are not a success at gardening than there is Marinol . Some people get mites and get discouraged, loose $ over a higher electric bill making it not cost effective. Here we just try to co-op with a few neighbors. It is not like California but seems to work. It is true some folks have an outside green thumb some are better say in the closet grow. We can bud up to 3 to 4 ounces in your own home " personal use ONLY!!!!!! Severe depression can warrant green- med card if it interfers with sleep or appetite. If you are bipolar you can get it from the doc.somehow it is invalid if you need opiate drugs like morphine, then they say well you can not add thc to that mix. For years I have followed the Yahoo group in Canada called Medpot. It is a great concern of mine How the governments try hard to control a natural substance that is herbal.