Help For Colorado Veteran with PTSD

Last week I received a phone call from a 65-year-old army ranger with PTSD by the name of David Hermanson. David worked at the hotel conference center where the October 2017 CannaGrow Expo was hosted. David explained to me that he had an accident on the job shortly after the expo in October. Insurance required him to take a drug test and he tested positive for THC, which he takes as medicine for his PTSD.

The hotel fired him according to their drug policy, denied him workers compensation, and he’s been without work for months. He’s got a 15-year-old autistic son he takes care of and he’s 2 months late on rent.

David had got my number from Shawn Lerma,  the Director with Operation Compassionate Care, a 501c nonprofit that helps veterans with PTSD understand the benefits of cannabis. I talked to Shawn and they offered to pay for David's MED badge in the state of Colorado. Ideally, he wants to get into a line of work that won't prevent him from taking THC and CBD as medicine.

To this end, I’d like to ask anyone in the Denver area of Colorado if they would know of anyone hiring or would have anything for a person of this skill set to do. He said he would mop floors if it meant he could provide for his son. 

Any donations to help out would be appreciated.  He's behind on his rent and his cell just got shut off again, but we're on the path to getting him help; to getting him licensed to work in an industry that would be accepting of him and a job that can provide for his son and himself.  

I know that life sometimes tosses us lemons. We can let it be sour, or we can find the sugar and a pitcher of water and make something that can be enjoyed.

My name is Jordan Harker and I am the Community Manager for Growers Network, a private and vetted community for cannabis professionals.

Appreciate any help!