Many veterans believe cannabis to be a safer alternative to alcohol and addictive drugs, but many are not receiving medical advice related to cannabis.
12 Jun
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23 Aug
Proposed Bill Would Permit Federal Employees Medical Cannabis Use
A proposed bill would allow federal employees to access medical cannabis without fearing for their jobs. Medical cannabis use would be allowed where legal.
07 Nov
Marijuana PTSD Research Promoted By Large U.S. Veterans Group
Typical opioid treatments for PTSD may exacerbate symptoms. The American Legion is now promoting marijuana PTSD research to determine its effectiveness.
26 Jun
Bipartisan Group of Senators Reintroduce CARERS Act
As more states continue to legalize marijuana for both medical and recreational use, a small group of U.S. Senators are making sure that the federal government does not interfere with that progress. Senators Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), Al Franken (D-Minnesota) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) re-introduced the
03 Jan
Veteran Medical Marijuana Patients Private Information Leaked In Canada
“RE: Cannabis for Medical Purposes” On Front Of Envelope Canadian resident Kim Davis said she was surprised when she was sorting through her mail last week and saw in bold letters through an envelope window, “RE: Cannabis for Medical Purposes.” The unopened letter was addressed to her husband, a veteran, who in September started taking edible
15 Nov
Medical Marijuana Doesn’t Apply To Veterans
Veterans and Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana doesn’t apply to Veterans, troops and veterans risk reprimand from the military if they self-medicate. Tom couldn’t sleep. He tried prescription sleep aids, but nothing really worked until he he tried marijuana. “I tried it very sparingly and slept the whole night for the first time in like months,” Tom said.
29 Jun
Judge orders Illinois to add PTSD to Medical Marijuana list
Judge Neil Cohen ordered Illinois Department of Public Health Director Nirav Shah to add PTSD to qualifying conditions within 30 days. Illinois must add PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) to the list of qualifying conditions eligible for medical marijuana treatment, a Cook County judge ordered Tuesday in a sternly worded ruling that also said the state’s
08 Oct
Retired Navy SEAL: Veterans deserve legal access to medical marijuana
Legal Access To Medical Marijuana For Veterans Let’s start with the facts. There are approximately 2.7 million American veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and according to the Department of Veterans Affairs, upward of 20% of these veterans experience post-traumatic stress or depression. Between 2000 and 2014, over 300,000 service members were diagnosed
15 Sep
Arizona nurses pushing for expanded use of medical marijuana
Members of the Arizona Cannabis Nurses Association petitioned the Department of Health Services to add conditions to the list of what qualifies people to use the drug. The previously voter-approved Arizona Medical Marijuana Act requires that the Department of Health Services consider these requests. If the members of the Arizona Cannabis Nurses Association win the