A congressional committee will take testimony about three bills concerning military veterans’ access to medical marijuana on Tuesday. Legislation being heard by the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health would allow Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to recommend medical cannabis, require the VA to study the medical potential of marijuana and shield veterans from […]| Marijuana Moment
Officials at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have come out against a series of bills that are designed to protect VA benefits for veterans who use marijuana, allow the department’s doctors to recommend medical cannabis and expand research into the plant’s therapeutic potential. Lawmakers and advocates representing veterans discussed the proposals during a congressional […]| Marijuana Moment
House committee votes on two bills concerning medical marijuana and military veterans that were scheduled for Wednesday have been cancelled, with the chair of the panel planning to hold a later hearing on the legislation instead. The reasoning behind the cancellation isn’t entirely clear, nor is it known at this point when the hearing will […]| Marijuana Moment
