July 24, 2010 - Select VA's to Allow Medical Marijuana -
Doctors at Veterans Administration hospitals around the U.S. currently are allowed to deny prescriptions for pain medications if their patients are taking illegal drugs. That is set to change this week when those federal guidelines will be modified. The clarifications will state that in those 14 states where medical marijuana is legal, VA doctors cannot deny pain medicine prescriptions on the basis of marijuana use if that use is for valid medicinal purposes. In addition, the VA cannot use the fact of marijuana use as a potential reason to deny Veterans benefits. The possibility of the VA being able to deny benefits to Veterans based upon medical marijuana use has been a concern for Veterans' advocates. The change in guidelines, however, will not allow VA physicians to prescribe medical marijuana. http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/medical-marijuana-to-be-ok-in-some-va-clinics/19567275
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