How Federal Marijuana Policy Is Pushing Veterans into the Black Market

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A California group is fighting to end a federal prohibition that makes it impossible for veterans to get cannabis through the VA

Bruce Kennedy is a Denver-based writer who has worked at Reuters, CNN and NPR and has covered the legal cannabis industry since 2010.

Theoretically, a veteran caught by law enforcement using California’s illicit cannabis market faces little more than a small fine. But given the federal laws against marijuana, a veteran in that situation could find his or her status with the VA in question.

Demonstrations in 2015 by the Weed for Warriors Project in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. | Courtesy Weed for Warriors Project manager. Kiernan admits that while coping with a stressful Wall Street job, he didn’t come to terms with his PTSD, his hair-trigger anger and other mental health issues.

 

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--- I Think This Is Currently Being Tested --- DEA Marijuana Scheduling Lawsuit Will Be Appealed To Supreme Court Following Dismissal ---

So are you suggesting that they carry Marijuana rather than opioid or what..

So ridiculous. Medicinal marijuana saves lives.

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