Bipartisan Push In Congress Seeks To Ease Access To Medical Marijuana For Veterans
The latest bipartisan push in Congress to address cannabis reform comes as cannabis-related amendments to a large-scale spending bill covering Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilConVA) for the 2025 fiscal year that were filed recently.The measure from Reps. Brian Mast (R-FL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) seek to enable veterans to take part in state medical marijuana programs and has its footholds in the Veterans Equal Access Act. The proposal would also abolish a directive that bars the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs doctors from issuing cannabis recommendations.
