Eric Goepel

A Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment on Wednesday that is meant to enable military veterans to access medical marijuana - by allowing Veterans Affairs (VA) physicians to grant recommendations in states where it is legal. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), is also...

Since the enactment of the adult-use cannabis legalization law in California in 2018, medical patients who relied on cannabis were faced with the disappearance of cannabis donations, enabled partly by loose regulations, and a significant rise in cost when buying from licensed shops. Veterans have...