Current Policy Preventing VA Doctors from Recommending Medical Marijuana Set to Expire
Push Comes Amid Broad Bipartisan Support for Medical Marijuana in House and Senate
Today, a broad group of legislators from both parties sent a letter to the Veterans’ Administration (VA) demanding a change in policy to allow veterans to access medical marijuana. Currently, veterans are prevented from having full conversations about medical marijuana with VA doctors, and the same VA physicians are prohibited from recommending medical marijuana, even in states where medical marijuana is legal.
January 27, 2016
Drug Policy Alliance
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