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Dina Titus: “Right now the VA can't even talk to veterans about the…”

Featuring: Dina Titus, Democratic | U.S. House Nevada, District 1

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NCIA's Voice of Cannabis Podcast | Ep. 6: Congresswoman Dina Titus w/ Aaron Smith & Jimmy Young

Published | Video Starts at 18:18

So you see that it is a medical thing and some something else that we need to be sure that we uplift, I guess they say now are veterans. Veterans absolutely have shown that this helps with ptsd, it helps with pain management. But Right now the VA can't even talk to veterans about the option [of using marijuana]. and so that means they self medicate and, you know, it's haphazard. You don't know how it interacts with other medicine. You don't know how much you should take or not take or whatever. (18:18–18:23)

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Asserts that the VA is currently unable to discuss marijuana as an option with veterans.

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