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Bill would launch clinical trials on cannabis use for vets pain, PTSD
The measure advanced out of a key Senate committee for the first time.
Presidential candidate Yang supports psychedelic mushrooms for veterans’ medical treatment
“I’ve talked to veterans who’ve also benefited from psilocybin mushrooms," Yang said. "They said it was the only thing that actually has helped combat their PTSD. Pretty much if it’s going to help a veteran, we should make it easier, not harder, for them to get access to it."
By Dylan Gresik
Can medical marijuana for veterans move forward in 2019?
Rep. Lou Correa has been lobbying for expanded research into medical cannabis for months, but sees next year as a key moment in the debate.
Vets' medical marijuana debate revived
Plans to expand research and allow VA doctors to prescribe the drug are under consideration as lawmakers look toward their year-end work.
Opinion: Honor the fallen by saving the living
This veteran is pleading for the help of representatives from all branches of government, doctors, psychiatrists, psychotherapists and other veterans.
By Jon Lubecky, Marine and Army National Guard veteran