Calling on the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a clinical study assessing the effectiveness of treating chronic pain in veterans with cannabis in comparison to opioids.
Latest action · Oct 26, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
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- IntroducedOct 26, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Recognizes: (1) the urgency and importance of finding alternative successful treatments to opioids to address veterans' health care, and (2) that it is imperative to the health and safety of our veterans that a study be conducted on the medicinal applications of marijuana for treating wounds resulting from their service.
Calls on the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a clinical study and further research to evaluate the effects of cannabis in comparison to opioids in treating veterans' service-related health conditions.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
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- Oct 26, 2017Introduced in House
- Oct 26, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Oct 26, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Oct 26, 2017Introduced in House
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