WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are taking a major new step towards allowing veterans suffering from PTSD and chronic pain to have access to medical marijuana.
Federal law currently prevents the Department of Veterans Affairs from even studying the effects of pot.
The Trump administration has said this is out of their hands. Federal law prevents even exploring the medical benefits of marijuana.
Now, there's a plan to change that.
Not only can VA doctors and psychiatrists not prescribe marijuana, they can't even study it to see if it might help vets with PTSD or major injuries.
"The biggest absurdity in all this is we pass out opioids like Tic Tacs but we don't want anyone to study the effects of marijuana," said Washington Congressman Adam Smith.
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