Bi-Partisan Lawmakers from Marijuana Friendly States Join Forces in DC
Bi-Partisan Lawmakers from Marijuana Friendly States Join Forces in DC | The Associated Press WASHINGTON, DC — Members of Congress from states with legal marijuana urged their colleagues Thursday not...
View ArticleU.S. House Bill Introduced to Overturn Ban on Veterans Affairs Physicians...
U.S. House Bill Introduced to Overturn Ban on Veterans Affairs Physicians Recommending Medical Marijuana | Kris Hermes WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Dana...
View ArticleVeterans for Safe Access and Compassionate Care supports Blumenauer’s...
Veterans for Safe Access and Compassionate Care supports Blumenauer’s ‘Veterans Equal Access Act’ | Scott Murphy Veterans for Safe Access and Compassionate Care is honored to support the bipartisan...
View ArticleHouse Bill Would Allow VA Doctors to Recommend Medical Marijuana
House Bill Would Allow VA Doctors to Recommend Medical Marijuana | Marijuana Policy Project WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bill introduced in the House of Representatives Tuesday would allow physicians employed...
View ArticleUS House Narrowly Defeats Amendment to Allow VA Docs to Discuss Medical...
US House Narrowly Defeats Amendment to Allow VA Docs to Discuss Medical Marijuana | Thomas H. Clarke WASHINGTON, DC — The United States House of Representatives voted 213-210 Thursday to defeat an...
View ArticleUS Senate Committee Approves Veterans Medical Marijuana Amendment
US Senate Committee Approves Veterans Medical Marijuana Amendment | Drug Policy Alliance WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bipartisan amendment Thursday, 18 to...
View ArticleSenate Committee Votes to Lift VA Gag Order on Medical Cannabis
Senate Committee Votes to Lift VA Gag Order on Medical Cannabis | Christopher Brown WASHINGTON, DC — In an historic vote, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations voted Thursday to the add the...
View ArticleUS Senators Cast First-Ever Vote In Favor of Medical Marijuana Access
US Senators Cast First-Ever Vote In Favor of Medical Marijuana Access | Paul Armentano WASHINGTON, DC — The majority of the US Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday cast votes in favor of...
View ArticleVets Sue Colorado for Right to Use Medical Marijuana for PTSD
Vets Sue Colorado for Right to Use Medical Marijuana for PTSD | Emma Gannon DENVER, CO — Four war veterans and a victim of sexual assault sued Colorado for refusing to allow medical marijuana to be...
View ArticleUS Senate Approves Funding Bill That Allows Veterans to Access Medical Marijuana
US Senate Approves Funding Bill That Allows Veterans to Access Medical Marijuana | Drug Policy Alliance WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Senate on Tuesday passed the FY2016 Military Construction and...
View ArticleSenate Approves Veterans Medical Cannabis Access, but ‘Gag Order’ Remains in...
Senate Approves Veterans Medical Cannabis Access, but ‘Gag Order’ Remains in Effect | Mike Liszewski WASHINGTON, DC — On Tuesday, the Senate approved the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and...
View ArticleUS Senate Approves Funding Provision Expanding Medical Cannabis Access to...
US Senate Approves Funding Provision Expanding Medical Cannabis Access to Veterans | Danielle Keane WASHINGTON, DC — On the eve of Veterans Day, members of the US Senate adopted language to permit...
View ArticleCongress Unveils 2016 Omnibus Spending Bill, Reauthorizes Marijuana Protections
Congress Unveils 2016 Omnibus Spending Bill, Reauthorizes Marijuana Protections | Danielle Keane WASHINGTON, DC — Members of Congress on Wednesday unveiled the 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill,...
View ArticleMembers of Congress Urge VA to Stop Banning Docs from Recommending Medical...
Members of Congress Urge VA to Stop Banning Docs from Recommending Medical Marijuana | Marijuana Policy Project WASHINGTON, DC — In a letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald released...
View ArticleBipartisan Congressional Group Asks VA to Allow Physicians to Recommend...
Bipartisan Congressional Group Asks VA to Allow Physicians to Recommend Cannabis to Veterans | Mike Liszewski WASHINGTON, DC — A bipartisan group of 21 members from both the U.S. House and Senate has...
View ArticleBipartisan Group of Congressmen Call for VA to Allow Vets Access to Medical...
Bipartisan Group of Congressmen Call for VA to Allow Vets Access to Medical Marijuana | Drug Policy Alliance WASHINGTON, DC — On Wednesday, a broad group of legislators from both parties sent a letter...
View ArticleWill the VA Let Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana to Veterans?
Will the VA Let Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana to Veterans? | Phillip Smith Last week, a group of 21 US senators and representatives sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs calling on...
View ArticleSenate Appropriations Committee Votes to Allow VA to Recommend Medical Cannabis
Senate Appropriations Committee Votes to Allow VA to Recommend Medical Cannabis | Beth Collins WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations on Thursday voted to approve the Veterans...
View ArticleUS House Approves Amendment Easing Medical Marijuana Access for Veterans
US House Approves Amendment Easing Medical Marijuana Access for Veterans | Marijuana Policy Project WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved an amendment to the Military...
View ArticleHouse Members Vote to Permit Military Veterans Access to Medical Cannabis
House Members Vote to Permit Military Veterans Access to Medical Cannabis | Paul Armentano WASHINGTON, DC — Members of the US House of Representatives have voted for the first time to expand military...
View ArticleHouse Votes to Allow Veterans to Access Medical Marijuana
House Votes to Allow Veterans to Access Medical Marijuana | Drug Policy Alliance WASHINGTON, DC – The House passed a bipartisan amendment on Thursday, 233 to 189, allowing Veterans Administration (VA)...
View ArticleCongressional Leadership Resists Bipartisan-Backed Marijuana Reforms
Congressional Leadership Resists Bipartisan-Backed Marijuana Reforms | Danielle Keane WASHINGTON, DC — Congressional leaders have moved in recent days to quash a number of proposed marijuana law...
View ArticleCongress: Republicans Derail Efforts to Expand Cannabis Access to Military...
Congress: Republicans Derail Efforts to Expand Cannabis Access to Military Veterans | Danielle Keane WASHINGTON, DC — A panel of House Republicans has removed language from a federal appropriations...
View ArticleMilitary Vets Strongly Support Medical Marijuana Access
Military Vets Strongly Support Medical Marijuana Access | Paul Armentano More than two in three military veterans say that medical cannabis should be legal, and 75 percent believe that VA physicians...
View ArticleVA Secretary Shulkin Still Hasn’t Responded to The American Legion’s Call for...
VA Secretary Shulkin Still Hasn’t Responded to The American Legion’s Call for Marijuana Research | NORML The American Legion has been calling on the federal government for over a year – specifically...
View ArticleCongressional Lawmakers Demand the VA Study Medical Marijuana
Congressional Lawmakers Demand the VA Study Medical Marijuana | Paul Armentano Members of the US House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs are demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs facilitate...
View ArticleLawmakers Demand the VA Study Medical Marijuana
Lawmakers Demand the VA Study Medical Marijuana | NORML WASHINGTON, DC — Members of the US House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs are demanding that the Department of Veterans Affairs facilitate...
View ArticleSurvey: More Than One in Five Military Vets Uses Marijuana Medicinally
Survey: More Than One in Five Military Vets Uses Marijuana Medicinally | NORML INDIANAPOLIS, IN — More than one in five military veterans engage in the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes,...
View ArticleVictory for Veterans as VA Changes Policy on Medical Cannabis
Victory for Veterans as VA Changes Policy on Medical Cannabis | Americans for Safe Access WASHINGTON, DC — On December 8, 2017, the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) quietly updated their policy in...
View ArticleFederal Policy Continues to Ban VA Docs from Recommending Marijuana
Federal Policy Continues to Ban VA Docs from Recommending Marijuana | NORML WASHINGTON, DC — A policy guidance update issued by the US Department of Veterans Affairs encourages greater communication...
View ArticleVeterans-Focused Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in US Senate
Veterans-Focused Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in US Senate | NORML WASHINGTON, DC — US Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) have introduced legislation, The Veterans Medical...
View ArticleFirst Ever Veterans-Focused Medical Bill Introduced in Senate
First Ever Veterans-Focused Medical Bill Introduced in Senate | NORML WASHINGTON, DC — Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) on Wednesday introduced legislation, The Veterans Medical...
View ArticleNew Legislation Aimed to Reduce Veterans Medical Marijuana Confusion
New Legislation Aimed to Reduce Veterans Medical Marijuana Confusion | Justin Strekal Just two days after Veteran’s Day, Congressman Seth Moulton has introduced a series of bills aimed at addressing...
View ArticleProposed Legislation Would Force the VA to Conduct Medical Marijuana Research
Proposed Legislation Would Force the VA to Conduct Medical Marijuana Research | Justin Strekal WASHINGTON, DC — Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Senators Jon Tester (D-MT)...
View ArticleSurvey: Three of Four Military Veterans Would Consider Using Medical Cannabis
Survey: Three of Four Military Veterans Would Consider Using Medical Cannabis | NORML NEW YORK, NY — Seventy-five percent of military veterans say that they would consider using either “cannabis or...
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