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Vets Using Marijuana Medicinally Head To States Where It's Legal

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 12/10/2015 - 11:41

For some veterans and their families, a Nov. 11 provision allowing Veteran Affairs doctors to recommend marijuana in states where it’s legal, means that they’re packing up and heading to greener pastures.

The legislation, which has yet to pass through the House, does not change existing laws that prevent the possession or distribution of medical marijuana on VA property, nor does it do anything for veterans in states where it’s not legal.

The spouse of a retired Army Green Beret, whose career spanned 26 years and included more than 50 combat missions, told Military.com that she and her husband will become “marijuana refugees.”

Her husband’s VA-prescribed medications caused him to suffer from severe side effects and one of his doctor’s recommended he cut all but the most essential prescriptions, and use marijuana in lieu of the others. The switch helped, however, the couple lives in North...

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