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Watch: Senate bill would give military vets access to medical marijuana

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 03/12/2015 - 09:00

Military veterans would no longer be denied access to medical marijuana under sweeping new legislation before the Senate.

The medical marijuana legislation introduced Tuesday would lift the threat of federal prosecution from people who use it in states where it has been legalized.

The bipartisan Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States Act is backed by Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and would partially legalize medical marijuana at the federal level, though it does not address recreational marijuana.

“This bill seeks to right decades of wrong and end unnecessary marijuana laws,” Booker said.

“Right now, our veterans are prohibited from getting the medical marijuana they need to alleviate their pain and suffering,” he added.

The Senate legislation follows two House bills introduced last month that would legalize and tax recreational marijuana.

The federal government would recognize states’ rights to legalize...

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