Bipartisan Lawmakers Ask VA Secretary to Research MMJ as Opioid Alternative

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By GrahamSep 5, 2018, 1:05 pm131 pts
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers sent a letter last week asking the Department of Veterans Affairs to investigate medical cannabis as an alternative medication for opioids, according to a Stars and Stripes report. Reps. Phil Roe (R-Tennessee) and Tim Walz (D-Minnesota) and Sens. Dan Sullivan,…

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