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Congress: Republicans Derail Efforts To Expand Cannabis Access To Military Veterans

Congress: Republicans Derail Efforts To Expand Cannabis Access To Military VeteransWashington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016.  A panel of House Republicans has removed language from a federal appropriations bill that sought to expand medical cannabis access to eligible military veterans.

Majorities in both the US House and Senate voted in May to include the language, the Veterans Equal Access Amendment, as part of the Fiscal Year 2017 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. However, Republicans sitting on the House Appropriations Committee decided last…

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