Congress has approved a measure that will allow CBD use by military service members.
The House of Representatives has approved an amendment this week that will allow military service members to use products containing hemp and its derivatives. This includes CBD.
Sponsored by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), the amendment reads that the “Secretary of Defense may not prohibit, on the basis of a product containing hemp or any ingredient derived from hemp, the possession, use, or consumption of such product by a member of the Armed Forces” as long as the crop meets the federal definition of hemp and that “such possession, use, or consumption is in compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local law.”
The measure passed with an overwhelming vote of 336 to 71 in an en bloc package which had dozens of other non-cannabis amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
The bill also has a measure that was approved earlier this month allowing heads of military branches to issue reenlistment waivers for those who admit to using marijuana, or were convicted of a misdemeanor marijuana offense, once.
“This is a long overdue, but an exciting opportunity for our active military to have access to state of the art CBD products to help them manage chronic pain as well as anxiety and PTSD challenges,” Ed Donnelly, founder of AmourCBD, told Newsweek.
