Cannabis Patient Care - December 2022

Cannabis Patient Care- December 2022

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31 legislation focus cannapatientcare.com november/december 2022 | cannabis patient care Bipartisan Support Steps in to Help Veterans' Access to Medical Cannabis B Y D A V I D H O D E S T HERE HAS BEEN a steady call within Congress to do the right thing for veterans suffering mental health and chronic pain issues as they cycle back into civilian life. Most are dealing with a combination of things about adjusting to life back at home after experiencing the horrors of war in Afghanistan, Iraq, or another world hotspot where they are deployed. When home, it's about adjusting to a new nor- mal. That doesn't happen at the snap of a finger, especially as they have to carry around with them the physical and emotion- al damage that nearly every warfighter has to live with. About 11–20% of veterans from Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF) have returned home with For years, Congress and various veterans advocates have been working to get Veterans Affairs to drop the obstacles blocking medical cannabis use for veterans. Now real progress is at hand. lazyllama/stock. adobe.com

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