Lawmakers Propose Three Bills Addressing Veterans and Medical Cannabis
Just days after Veterans Day, a bipartisan group of lawmakers announced three new bills aimed at studying and reforming the Department… Read More
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Many veterans of the U.S. military turn to cannabis to treat themselves after they return home. Whether it is used for PTSD or one of the myriad other medical applications that cannabis serves, we believe that veterans have earned the right to choose their own path to healing.
Pete Sessions’ Replacement Won’t Block Cannabis Reform
Next year’s House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern, the replacement for cannabis opponent Pete Sessions, has promised to allow open… Read More
Korey Rowe: Helping Combat Veterans Heal with Cannabis
Korey Rowe is the documentary filmmaker behind Mile Marker, a powerful investigative film that follows Korey on a journey across… Read More
Bipartisan Lawmakers Ask VA Secretary to Research MMJ as Opioid Alternative
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers sent a letter last week asking the Department of Veterans Affairs to investigate medical… Read More
Senate Approves Medical Cannabis Protections for Veterans
U.S. Senators voted 86-5 on Monday in favor of legislation that establishes protections for veterans seeking state-legal medical cannabis therapies,… Read More
House Rules Committee Blocks Opioid Crisis Amendments
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Rules once again blocked two amendments crafted to fight the opioid… Read More
MMJ For Veterans Amendment Approved By Senate Committee
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved on Thursday an amendment to SB 3024 that ensures access to medical marijuana cannot… Read More
House Committee Advances Measure Allowing VA to Study MMJ
The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee has unanimously voted to advance a measure to allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to… Read More
Bi-Partisan Bill Would Make Clear Veterans Affairs can Study MMJ
A bi-partisan bill has been introduced in the House to make clear that the Department of Veterans Affairs has the authority… Read More
Derek Cloutier: Veterans, PTSD, and Medical Cannabis
Derek Cloutier is the president and co-founder of the New England Veterans Alliance, a non-profit organization that helps veterans reduce… Read More
Veterans Heath Administration Directive Allows Vets to Discuss MMJ with VA Doctors
According to a federal Veterans Health Administration directive – 1315 – dated Dec. 8, “VHA providers and/or pharmacists” are now… Read More
American Legion Poll Finds Near-Unanimous Support for MMJ Research
A poll conducted by the American Legion, a U.S. veteran’s organization, found that 92 percent of veteran households support research… Read More
Cody Stevenson: Working Hard for the Right Reasons
Cody Stevenson is a serial entrepreneur with an emphasis in the digital space, and he is the current Director of… Read More
Delaware Eases MMJ Access for PTSD Patients
Delaware post-traumatic stress disorder patients now have easier access to the state’s medical cannabis program after Gov. John Carney signed… Read More
Advocacy Groups Head to D.C. Pushing for Cannabis Protections, Reforms
In less than two weeks advocates will bear down on the nation’s capital in an effort to lobby federal lawmakers… Read More
House Republicans Block Veterans Equal Access and Hemp Water Rights Budget Amendments
According to a report from MassRoots, The House Rules Committee is blocking two cannabis-related budget amendments from floor consideration, ruling… Read More
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Veterans Equal Access Amendment
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved an amendment as part of the 2018 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies… Read More
New York Senate Passes Bill Allowing MMJ for PTSD, Moves to Gov.
New York’s Republican-controlled Senate has approved a bill adding post-traumatic stress disorder to the state’s medical cannabis qualifying condition list,… Read More
Colorado Gov. Signs Bill Allowing MMJ Use for PTSD
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed a bill granting individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder access to medical cannabis under the… Read More
Wisconsin Veterans Group Passes MMJ Resolution
Disabled American Veterans Wisconsin passed a resolution supporting medical cannabis access for Wisconsin veterans with service-connected disabilities, according to the… Read More
Johns Hopkins Drops Out of MMJ for PTSD Study
Johns Hopkins University has dropped out of a study exploring whether cannabis can help relieve post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, according… Read More
New Mexico Legislation Would Increase MMJ Possession Limits, Allow All Vets to Access Program
New Mexico’s Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a measure that would increase the amount of medical cannabis registered patients could… Read More
Marine Veteran MMJ Advocate Says Vets ‘Will Keep Dying’ if Indiana Doesn’t Reform
Jeff Staker has lived a life of purpose: 11 years as a Marine Corp sniper, a drill instructor, father of… Read More
National Veteran Groups Support Indiana Veteran’s MMJ Push
The upswell of support for the Hoosier Veterans for Medical Cannabis from four major veterans groups could be enough to… Read More