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Mont. Senator Pushes VA to Allow Medical Marijuana Recommendations

Kyle Brown
January 28, 2016

BOZEMAN - Doctors with the Veterans Administration may soon be able to prescribe medical marijuana to veterans. Republican Senator Steve Daines asked the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs today to consider medical marijuana as a treatment option. 

If a veteran want's to meet with a doctor to discuss medical marijuana, currently they would have to pay out of pocket to see a doctor outside of the VA system.  The reason is because the VA's policy currently prohibits its doctors from discussing marijuana with patients. However, that policy expires at the end of this month.

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