Democrat and Republican Senators are working together to allow United States Veterans access to medical marijuana. Vets are seeking help for PTSD and other issues, but VA doctors are restricted from discussing medical marijuana treatments as an option. More from Military Times:
Senators and representatives — 19 Democrats and two Republicans, including Rep. Joe Heck of Nevada, a physician and Army Reserve brigadier general who chairs the House Armed Services personnel panel — want a new policy that “removes barriers that would interfere with the doctor-patient relationship” in states where medical marijuana is legal.
The policy, lawmaker say, “disincentivizes doctors and patients from being honest with each other.”
“You are in a position to make this change when the current directive expires at the end of this month,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Sen. Steve Daines, D-Mont., and others wrote Wednesday to McDonald. “We ask that you act to ensure that our veterans’ access to care is not compromised and that doctors and patients are allowed to have honest discussions about treatment options.”
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