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New bill would allow the VA to recommend medical marijuana for patients

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Arguing that medical marijuana may help wounded warriors with anxiety and stress disorders to “survive and thrive,” Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) have introduced legislation that would allow Department of Veterans Affairs’ doctors to recommend the drug for some patients.
The Veterans Equal Access Act and would challenge the Va’s policy that forbids doctors from consulting about medical pot use. Earlier this month, The Washington Post reported about the issue.
“We should be allowing these wounded warriors access to the medicine that will help them survive and thrive, including medical marijuana, not treating them like criminals and forcing them into the shadows,” said Blumenauer in a statement.

Over 20 percent of the 2.8 million American veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from PTSD and depression, according to the Blumenauer statement. In addition, a recent study found that of the nearly one million veterans who receive opioids to treat painful conditions, more than half continue to consume chronically or beyond 90 days, their statement said.


Another study found that the death rate from opiate overdoses among VA patients is nearly double the national average.
“In states where patients can legally access medical marijuana for painful conditions, often as a less-addictive alternative, the hands of VA physicians should not be tied,” the statement said.
Researchers in the United States and several other countries have found evidence that cannabis can help treat post-traumatic stress disorder and pain, although studies — such as those looking into the best strains and proper dosages — remain in the early stages.
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Seems like common sense to me of why this bill should be passed. The evidence is there that medical marijuana is helping/has helped treat PTSD.
 
Hamster Buddha said:
Can Marijuana be addictive? I worry about that especially when dealing with vets with such severe issues.
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Pot is not generally known to be addictive, but some of the meds that are used to treat depression and anxiety are definitely addictive.
 
Dittohead not! said:
Pot is not generally known to be addictive, but some of the meds that are used to treat depression and anxiety are definitely addictive.
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The thing you can sort of get addicted to is the feeling of being high.

When I was younger, all I wanted to do was to be high, all the time, because the world just wasn't as fun without it.

Cannabis itself does not have any addictive qualities to it.
 
Hamster Buddha said:
Can Marijuana be addictive? I worry about that especially when dealing with vets with such severe issues.
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Anything can be addictive depending on the person.
 
Dittohead not! said:
Pot is not generally known to be addictive, but some of the meds that are used to treat depression and anxiety are definitely addictive.
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TheNextEra said:
Anything can be addictive depending on the person.
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Let me restate the question; is Medical Marijuana any more addictive than medicines that Veterans would already be taking?
 
TheNextEra said:
Anything can be addictive depending on the person.
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Being dependent on government or special privileges or protections as with a protected group is extremely addictive. It's comparable to heroine and having a monkey on your back.

God damn the pusher man aka progressive liberals.
 
APACHERAT said:
Being dependent on government or special privileges or protections as with a protected group is extremely addictive. It's comparable to heroine and having a monkey on your back.
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Hey look a strawman, and it's not even Halloween
 
Hamster Buddha said:
Let me restate the question; is Medical Marijuana any more addictive than medicines that Veterans would already be taking?
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No I don't believe so given the evidence I've read.
 
APACHERAT said:
Being dependent on government or special privileges or protections as with a protected group is extremely addictive. It's comparable to heroine and having a monkey on your back.

God damn the pusher man aka progressive liberals.
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Goddamn vets suffering from PTSD, ****ing welfare queens :roll:
 
It probably won't pass, it'll be overturned if it does. Medical pot is not yet legal on the federal level, the VA can't recommend something illegal. Before they try this bill they need to make pot legal for medical purposes at the federal level.
 
TheDemSocialist said:
Goddamn vets suffering from PTSD, ****ing welfare queens :roll:
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Medical marijuana is a left wing conspiracy to disarm Americans. Federal law says one can not own or be in possession of a firearm if they have used marijuana with in the past ten years.
 
Dittohead not! said:
I predict this bill will fail to pass. It is contrary to the wishes of big pharma, after all.
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... and Republicans who generally speaking oppose measures like this. Unfortunate, I would agree.
 
APACHERAT said:
Medical marijuana is a left wing conspiracy to disarm Americans. Federal law says one can not own or be in possession of a firearm if they have used marijuana with in the past ten years.
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Get ya tin foil hats out folks!
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APACHERAT said:
Got a state medical marijuana card? You’ve just given the government an excuse to come for your guns.

Got a state medical marijuana card? You've just given the government an excuse to come for your guns. - Bearing Arms


Dear Stoner: Why Can't MMJ Patients Own Guns? | Westword


Bullets or Bongs? Coloradans forced to choose: guns or weed | CU News Corps
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At least be accurate with your answer: Cannabist Q&A: Gun possession, hash styles, DUID blood draws
"“Guns are only a problem under state law if you possess them with illegal drugs. Guns and illegal drugs can result in a five-year mandatory prison sentence. Guns and legal things do not create a problem under state law. So there is no issue under state law if you possess a legal amount of marijuana.” That legal amount is one ounce for anyone 21 and older (two ounces if you are a registered Colorado medical marijuana patient)."
Cannabist Q&A: Gun possession, hash styles, DUID blood draws

But hey, you think marijuana legalization by state is some big bad government conspiracy....
 
TheDemSocialist said:
At least be accurate with your answer: Cannabist Q&A: Gun possession, hash styles, DUID blood draws
"“Guns are only a problem under state law if you possess them with illegal drugs. Guns and illegal drugs can result in a five-year mandatory prison sentence. Guns and legal things do not create a problem under state law. So there is no issue under state law if you possess a legal amount of marijuana.” That legal amount is one ounce for anyone 21 and older (two ounces if you are a registered Colorado medical marijuana patient)."
Cannabist Q&A: Gun possession, hash styles, DUID blood draws

But hey, you think marijuana legalization by state is some big bad government conspiracy....
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Who's talking about state laws ? It's federal law that says if you use marijuana you can't purchase, own or be in possession of a firearm.

Don't loose any sleep over it demsocialist, I seriously doubt the ATF will be kicking down your door during the middle of the night. The Obama administration don't consider you a threat to Alinskism or socialism. But the Obama administration went public and said that all veterans could be terrorist.
 
APACHERAT said:
Who's talking about state laws ? It's federal law that says if you use marijuana you can't purchase, own or be in possession of a firearm.
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Who is talking about state laws? States that have legalized marijuana.

Don't loose any sleep over it demsocialist, I seriously doubt the ATF will be kicking down your door during the middle of the night. The Obama administration don't consider you a threat to Alinskism or socialism. But the Obama administration went public and said that all veterans could be terrorist.
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Hamster Buddha said:
Let me restate the question; is Medical Marijuana any more addictive than medicines that Veterans would already be taking?
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The problem with the term "addictive" is that it has been overused, abused, and re defined. Originally, it meant a substance that could lead to chemical dependence. Lately, everything from chocolate to shopping has been described as "addictive."

Pot is not addictive according to the first definition. A lot of prescription medications are.
 
Hamster Buddha said:
Let me restate the question; is Medical Marijuana any more addictive than medicines that Veterans would already be taking?
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The only drugs more addictive than benzodiazepines are heroine and maybe meth.
 
APACHERAT said:
Being dependent on government or special privileges or protections as with a protected group is extremely addictive. It's comparable to heroine and having a monkey on your back.

God damn the pusher man aka progressive liberals.
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Apacherat do you feel the Government shouldn't be responsible for the well being of veterans?
 
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