19 Nov Veterans Still Blocked from Medical Cannabis Access — Here’s Why It Matters
Federal lawmakers just approved a new military-funding bill, and hidden inside it is a major disappointment for America’s veterans: VA doctors are still prohibited from recommending medical cannabis, even in states where it’s fully legal.
This decision affects thousands of veterans living with chronic pain, PTSD, and other conditions that cannabis may help relieve. And for Florida’s veteran community, the restriction creates an unnecessary and frustrating barrier — one that Suncoast NORML is fighting hard to change.
Suncoast NORML just published an in-depth breakdown of what happened in Washington, why the language was removed from the bill, and what advocates can do next to protect veterans’ access to legal medical cannabis.
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