Twelve percent of veterans acknowledged having consumed cannabis within the past six-months – up from nine percent in 2014.
Topic: Veterans
Most veterans said that cannabis reduced their chronic pain, improved their sleep, and led to improvements in their overall quality of life.
“Our study found that VHA clinicians often lack necessary knowledge about cannabis resulting in discomfort when engaging in conversations about cannabis use with their patients.”
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Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) on Wednesday introduced legislation, The Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act, to expand and facilitate medical cannabis access to military veterans suffering from chronic pain, PTSD, and other serious medical conditions.
United States Rep. Timothy Waltz (D-MN), along with 39 bipartisan co-sponsors, has introduced legislation, HR 5520 The VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018, to facilitate federally-sponsored clinical research on the safety and efficacy of medical cannabis among veterans.
More than one in five military veterans engage in the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes