Dept. of Veteran Affairs To Fund Studies on Psilocybin and MDMA for PTSD, Depression
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a request for applications (RFA) for proposals from its pool of researchers to study the […]
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House Approves Spending Bill with Amendments for Veteran Medical Cannabis Treatments
On July 26, the U.S. House of Representatives approved amendments and added a large spending bill. Among those amendments was an addition […]
Matt Gaetz Proposes Ending Cannabis Testing for Military Members
A proposed amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act by Republican Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida would cease cannabis testing for military […]
Senate Committee Approves Bill Allowing VA To Recommend Pot to Veterans in Legal States
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill last Thursday that includes an amendment allowing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) […]
GOP Senators Kill Veterans Cannabis Research Bill
Republicans in the U.S. Senate voted this week to block a bill that would have directed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) […]
Study: 1 in 10 US Veterans Used Cannabis in Past Year
While the United States has seen immense progress regarding cannabis law reform and reshaping the public opinion of the drug over the […]
House Lawmakers Reintroduce Bipartisan Veterans Equal Access Act
Two House lawmakers on Thursday refiled bipartisan legislation to provide military veterans access to medical marijuana. The bill, the Veterans Equal Access […]
Senate Panel Approves Cannabis Research Bill
A U.S. Senate panel last week approved a bill that directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct research into cannabis […]
Veterans Affairs Researchers Embrace Psychedelics for Military Vets
According to The New York Times, the last time that Veterans Affairs (VA) explored psychedelics as a medical treatment was in 1963. […]
New VA Veteran Suicide Program Won’t Allow Cannabis as Treatment
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published a notice on March 10 on the Federal Register, introducing a new effort to help […]