,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfge  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #aj1 #bjai,mr4  
,moulton 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4
 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 and  
,mr4 ,crist7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to provide for a ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs policy on medicinal 
cannabis1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
,policy for ,medicinal ,cannabis ,use   
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs policy on medicinal  
cannabis  7a7 ,policy ,the policy of the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs on   
medicinal cannabis is as follows3  7#a7 
,veterans are encouraged to discuss     
their medicinal cannabis use with their 
health care providers without fear of   
negative repercussions4  7#b7 ,veterans 
shall not be denied any benefit under   
the laws administered by the ,secretary 

of ,veterans ,affairs by reason of      
cannabis use4  7#c7 ,the participation  
of a veteran in a ,state-legal marijuana
 program shall not affect the veteran's 
eligibility for care and services       
furnished by the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs4  7#d7 ,the use or   
possession of cannabis is prohibited on 
all ,department property and in all     
,department facilities pursuant to      
,federal law1 which applies at such     
locations and not the laws of the ,state
 where the property or facility is      
located4  7#e7 ,department medical      
providers shall honor the desires of    
their patients to seek alternative forms
 of treatment4  7#f7 ,the ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs acknowledges        
medicinal cannabis use may be a         
legitimate alternative treatment and a  
,department medical provider will not   
recommend a veteran for drug addiction  
treatment solely by reason of medicinal 
cannabis use4  7#g7 ,department medical 
providers are permitted to discuss      

cannabis use as part of comprehensive   
care planning and may adjust treatment  
plans as necessary4 ,treatment          
adjustment should be relevant and a     
veteran should have the freedom to seek 
a second opinion if the veteran feels   
the change is not fair4  7#h7           
,department medical providers will      
annotate a veteran's cannabis use in the
 medical record of the veteran in order 
to have the information available in    
treatment planning4 ,as with all        
clinical information1 this is part of   
the confidential medical record and     
protected under patient privacy and     
confidentiality laws and regulations4   
,department medical providers will not  
record that a patient has a marijuana   
addiction problem in their medical      
record if the patient is responsibly    
using medicinal cannabis4  7#i7         
,department clinicians shall follow     
,federal laws and regulations relating  
to medicinal cannabis4  7#aj7           
,department medical providers may not be

 fired nor have any other adverse       
personnel action taken against them for 
discussing cannabis use with their      
patients4  7#aa7 ,department scientists 
may conduct research on cannabis        
benefits and risks under regulatory     
approval4  7#ab7 ,department medical    
providers may not dissuade participation
 in non-,department medicinal cannabis  
research4  7b7 ,dissemination of policy 
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall disseminate the policy under      
subsection 7a7 widely1 including by     
displaying such policy prominently in   
all ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
hospitals and clinics and online4  7c7  
,repeal in event of ,federal            
legalization ,if the use of medicinal   
cannabis becomes legal under ,federal   
law1 the requirement under subsection   
7a77#d7 shall be repealed4