An amendment in the House-approved budget bill for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) would, for the first time, allow VA doctors to recommend medical cannabis to patients in states where it is legal, Stars and Stripes reports. Currently, VA doctors are banned from even discussing medical cannabis with their patients due to federal prohibition. […]
Many veterans of the U.S. military turn to cannabis to treat themselves after they return home. Whether it is used for PTSD or one of the myriad other medical applications that cannabis serves, veterans have earned the right to choose their own path to healing.
