This Instruction, published April 21, 2015, affirms DoD policy's to oppose prostitution, forced labor, and any related activities contributing to the phenomenon of trafficking in persons.
Veterans Can Now Get Medical Marijuana; VA Doctors Can Now Recommend. Thanks to the new amendment passed by the Senate. The Veterans can now get medical marijuana in any states that allow the use of therapeutic cannabis. The Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors are now allowed to prescribe or recommend the use of medical marijuana to patients.
by senior editor johnna rizzo marijuana and the veterans affairs hospital system s relationship is complicated on the one hand 23 states plus the district of columbia say marijuana is legal for sanctioned medical use and veterans are clamoring for it for their post combat symptoms on the other marijuana is classified a schedule i drug the same as heroin under the aegis of the government the va system and by extension the veterans who use it has been stuck in the middle experts say as many as 20 percent of veterans from iraq and afghanistan suffer from post traumatic stress disorder