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Congress approves bills that will expand medical marijuana access for veterans

March 16, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

The bills would allow VA doctors to recommend medical marijuana prescriptions to patients while another would kickstart veteran-related cannabis research. A pair of key bills that could expand veterans’ access to medical marijuana passed in a House Committee this week. One piece of legislation would allow Veteran Affairs doctors to recommend medical marijuana prescriptions in […]

Filed Under: Organizations & Associations Tagged With: House Committee, medical marijuana, US Congress, veterans marijuana

House committee advances medical marijuana bills for veterans

March 13, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Thursday advanced two bills related to medical marijuana use for veterans. The first measure, sponsored by Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.), would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to research the effects of medical-grade marijuana on the health outcomes of veterans with conditions like chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). […]

Filed Under: Policy & Legal Tagged With: marijuana bill, medical marijuana, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Rep. Greg Steube, Rep. Lou Correa, veterans marijuana

Florida lawmakers want to give veterans medical marijuana cards for free

November 19, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

With data continuing to roll in that underscores the health benefits of cannabis, two Florida legislators aren’t waiting for clarity in the national policy debates and are sponsoring bills designed to give medical marijuana cards to military veterans free of charge. Last week, the Journal of Psychopharmacology added yet another study to the growing body of […]

Filed Under: Florida Tagged With: florida marijuana, medical marijuana, veterans marijuana

VA under pressure to ease medical marijuana rules

September 24, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

© Getty Images, The Hill photo illustration The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is under pressure to ease restrictions on veterans’ access to medical marijuana to help treat pain and other ailments. Veterans advocacy groups want to know if marijuana can treat chronic pain, as well as help address widespread suicides among veteran communities. While […]

Filed Under: Policy & Legal Tagged With: Department of Veterans Affairs, medical marijuana, veterans marijuana

Veterans urge Congress, VA to catch up on expanding access to medical marijuana

March 1, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

When he was deployed to Iraq in 2005, Army Sgt. E-5 Steven Acheson was assigned to the security detail of a high-ranking officer, driving a Humvee over IED-infested roads on more than 400 missions, as the violent insurgency tore the country apart. During his deployment, he suffered an accident that left him with a herniated […]

Filed Under: Policy & Legal Tagged With: Congress, Legal Marijuana, medical marijuana, opioids, ptsd, veterans marijuana

Moulton legislation would push VA on medical marijuana for veterans

November 14, 2018 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

Millions of American military veterans — more than one in five, according to an American Legion survey — use marijuana to treat a medical ailment. But many of those veterans say the Department of Veterans Affairs, which provides health care to former servicemembers, isn’t responsive to their needs. Citing the federal prohibition on cannabis, the VA has […]

Filed Under: Organizations & Associations, Policy & Legal Tagged With: Department of Veterans Affairs, Legal Marijuana, medical marijuana, seth moulton, va marijuana, veterans marijuana

V.A. Shuns Medical Marijuana, Leaving Vets to Improvise

July 25, 2018 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

Some of the local growers along the coast here see it as an act of medical compassion: Donating part of their crop of high-potency medical marijuana to ailing veterans, who line up by the dozens each month in the echoing auditorium of the city’s old veterans’ hall to get a ticket they can exchange for […]

Filed Under: Organizations & Associations Tagged With: medical marijuana, VA, veteran affairs, veterans marijuana, vietnam veterans, vietnam war

Veterans Left Off Medical Marijuana Protections Bill

June 26, 2018 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

When Sens. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced legislation this month to restrain the federal government from interfering with state-legal cannabis consumption and commerce, they galvanized an all-too-rare level of bipartisan, bicameral support. Notably missing from the voices of support for their bill are America’s veterans. While the States Act would provide vital protection from federal criminal […]

Filed Under: Policy & Legal Tagged With: Controlled Substances Act, cory gardner, elizabeth warren, Legal Marijuana, marijuana bill, medical marijuana, National Institutes of Health, US Veterans, Veterans Health Administration, veterans marijuana, vets, VHA

Veterans Show Overwhelming Support for Medical Marijuana in Recent Survey

November 3, 2017 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

Veterans tend to be an older, more conservative group, but that doesn’t stop them from advocating for a radical change in direction from the nation’s outdated policies on marijuana. The American Legion, represents many conservative veterans, but that doesn’t stop it from taking progressive positions on certain key issues. A survey released Thursday by the American […]

Filed Under: On the Move Tagged With: american legion, DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration, Legal Marijuana, marijuana survey, medical marijuana, veterans marijuana

Bill Would Allow Medical Marijuana Access to All Veterans in New Mexico

February 9, 2017 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

A Senate committee voted Wednesday in favor of a bill that would make changes to New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Program, but some lawmakers were troubled by a section that would allow veterans to enroll without being diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition. One state senator who voted in favor of the measure said he might […]

Filed Under: New Mexico Tagged With: Cisco McSorley, medical marijuana, New Mexico Marijuana, New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Program, ptsd, veterans marijuana

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