The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has admitted that it can now “look at marijuana as an option for treating Veterans.”
It was in December that Veterans Affairs Sec. David Shulkin sent a letter to members of Congress that said, “Federal law restricts VA’s ability to conduct research involving medical marijuana, or to refer veterans to such projects.”
The VA Office of Research & Development’s web page on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) however now states that “VA is not currently able to prescribe medical marijuana to Veterans, but can look at marijuana as an option for treating Veterans.”
Shulkin is the one who has the authority to mark a way for VA doctors to recommend medical cannabis to veterans in states where it is legal.