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2020 Veterans and Medical Cannabis Roundtable Discussion
To commemorate Veteran’s Day, Americans for Safe Access and key veterans groups across the U.S. decided to host a medical cannabis roundtable event on November 10, 2020. Featuring panelists include:
- Representative Lou Correa, responsible for the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act
- Michael Krawitz, Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access
- Matt Zorn, Attorney pro bono working on behalf of Sue Sisley’s veteran research case
- Todd Scattini, CEO Harvest360
- Cherissa Jackson, AMVETS
- Eryck Stamper, Veterans22 Initiative
- Abbie Bennett, award-winning journalist at Connecting Vets
- Jose Belen, Florida Mission Zero
- Dr. Philip Blair, Chief Medical Advisor, Harvest 360
- Todd Larkin, Texoma Veterans Alliance
This veteran-led discussion covered topics like:
- Medical cannabis use among veterans in the U.S. Barriers to medical cannabis access among this group
- Federal medical cannabis legislation for veterans
- Policies the public and private sector can enact now to help veterans gain better access to medical cannabis such as discounted medicine and medical cards
- Interactions between cannabis and other common medications
- Advocating at the Department of Defense and Veteran's Affairs
- Employment challenges for veterans
For more information including speaker biographies and selected resources please refer to the program guide.
Thanks to our event sponsors at:
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