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  House Approves Amendment Allowing VA Doctors to Recommend Cannabis to Veterans

  May 19, 2016 at 1:43 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

  Earlier today, the House of Representatives has voted to allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana to US military veterans in all states with pre-existing laws for medical cannabis. Members voted 233 to 189 today in favor of the Veterans Equal Access Amendment, offered by Rep. Blumenauer (D-OR) to the Fiscal Year 2017 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, that prohibits the federal government from sanctioning V.A. physicians who wish to recommend cannabis therapy to their patients. This [...]

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  Veterans Equal Access to Marijuana Amendment Passes Senate

  May 28, 2015 at 11:54 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Medical Marijuana

  The US Senate Committee on Appropriations voted to add the Veterans Equal Access Amendment (VEAA) to the 2016 budget for the Veterans Administration (VA). This landmark amendment would end the current gag order that prevents VA doctors from recommending or even discussing medical cannabis with veterans in states where it is legal. There is now real chance that federal law will change and veterans who depend on the VA for health care will finally be able to discuss medical cannabis with their [...]

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