Medical Marijuana Has ‘Made A Difference’ For Pete Buttigieg’s Family And For Veterans He Served With In The Military, He Says
Former U.S. transportation secretary and potential 2028 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says that the medical benefits of marijuana have “made a difference” for people close to him. “I can tell you that I think the American majority recognizes that people should have access to this,” the former Biden administration cabinet member and South Bend, Indiana […]
Military issues anti-cannabis warning despite rescheduling (Newsletter: July 16, 2026)
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Defense Department Would Issue Report On How Psychedelic Mushrooms Can Benefit Military Members Under New Congressional Bill
A bipartisan group of lawmakers have filed a new bill in Congress what would require the Department of Defense to evaluate how ongoing research on the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin could help members of the military. The Veterans and Servicemembers PTSD Emerging Treatment Review Act, filed this week by Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ), would direct the […]
Bipartisan Lawmakers Seek To Extend Military Psychedelics Research Program Until 2033
A bipartisan group of members of Congress have filed an amendment to a large-scale military bill that would extend a psychedelics research effort at the Department of Defense (DOD) for an additional six years. Reps. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Troy Carter (D-LA) and Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) […]
Bipartisan North Carolina Lawmakers Say Psychedelic Research Bill Can Help Military Veterans
Bipartisan North Carolina lawmakers are stepping up the push for psychedelics reform legislation by asking colleagues to pass it as part of the budget. Several members of the Senate and House of Representatives spoke at a press conference on Tuesday in support of a bill to fund research on the therapeutic value of substances like […]
Ukraine’s First Legal Medical Cannabis Products Have Been Dispensed To Military Veterans And A Woman With MS
Ukraine’s Ministry of Health has announced that the country’s medical cannabis program is officially operational, with the first prescribed products being purchased by a handful of patients on Thursday. The THC capsules were dispensed at a pharmacy in the city of Vinnytsia to two veterans suffering from chronic neuropathic pain and phantom limb pain following […]
Missouri GOP Lawmakers Hope Trump’s Psychedelics Order Boosts Efforts To Allow Military Veteran Access In The State
“Kudos to President Trump for stepping up and taking the lead on this. PTSD is really a killer among veterans.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri state Rep. Dave Griffith has spent the last five years digging into research on how psychedelic-assisted therapy has helped veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. This May […]