Congress Votes to Allow Veterans to Discuss Medical Marijuana with VA Doctors

In separate amendments tacked on to other spending bills, both the U.S. House and Senate voted to approve allowing military veterans to discuss the option of medical marijuana with their VA doctors in states where it is legal.

Doctors affiliated with the VA (Department of Veterans Affairs) would not be able to provide patients with medical cannabis, but they would be able to discuss it as an option and help patients fill out the necessary paperwork.

“The death rate from opioids among VA health care is nearly double the national average,” said Earl Blumenauer, sponsor of the amendment in the House. “From what I hear from veterans is that medical marijuana has helped them deal with pain and PTSD, particularly as an alternative to opioids.”

If you’re wondering why this option has not been available to our veterans before, you are not alone. It’s okay for our soldiers to go overseas and kill people and maybe get shot or blown up but God forbid if they smoke a joint to medicate when they get home. That makes them a criminal.

While veterans shouldn’t need special permission from anyone when it comes to what they discuss with their doctors – VA or otherwise – this is a step forward; a small step toward correcting the years of injustice that have been dealt to our returning soldiers.

One day cannabis will be legal for all adults and no one will care why you buy it or ingest it. That day cannot come soon enough.

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