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Some US military Veterans are allowed to use cannabis medicinally. Some are not.

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 01/06/2015 - 05:28

Clinical cannabis use is not decided by the military patient’s need for her medicine but rather by where she lives. This practice is of course totally illogical. Considering the source of this decision, the war on drugs mentality, it is not surprising. Realizing that Veterans are not being treated for their injuries properly, is not surprising to me. I’m a Vietnam Veteran and I have seen this all before.Treatment by geography can be looked on as a win for Veterans, some Vets. Before this protocol was adopted by the Veterans Health Administration, in July of 2010, there was no cannabis allowed medicinally for any service member. The change in policy, VHA Directive 2010-035, allows those Veterans that live in states where cannabis is legally available to use their medicine without fear of losing cherished and earned benefits. They can not possess or use cannabis on federal property and only for symptoms approved by the state of...

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