,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfgf  ,,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 direct the ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs to seek to enter into
 an agreement with a federally funded   
research and development center to      
conduct surveys to measure cannabis use 
by veterans1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,va ,survey of ,cannabis ,use  
,act4  #b4 ,survey on cannabis use by   
veterans  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
seek to enter into an agreement with a  
federally funded research and           
development center to conduct surveys   
nationwide to measure cannabis use by   
veterans4  7b7 ,selection ,the          
,secretary shall select a federally     

funded research and development center  
under subsection 7a7 from among such    
centers that have--  7#a7 expertise and 
a record of independent1 peer-reviewed  
publications with respect to-- 7,a7     
behavioral health research2 and  7,b7   
conducting independent evaluations of   
mental health programs using            
multidisciplinary methods2 and  7#b7 an 
in-depth knowledge of all ,state        
medicinal marijuana programs and the    
ability to tailor the surveys under     
subsection 7a7 accordingly4  7c7        
,conduct of surveys ,the surveys        
conducted under subsection 7a7 shall    
meet the following criteria3 7#a7 ,one  
survey shall collect information from   
veterans who use cannabis1 including    
both veterans enrolled in the health    
care system established under section   
#agje7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 and veterans who are not so      
enrolled4  7#b7 ,one survey shall       
collect information from health care    
providers of the ,department of         

,veterans ,affairs4  7#c7 ,each survey  
shall be conducted in a manner that     
ensures the anonymity of the individual 
being surveyed4  7d7 ,matters surveyed  
7#a7 ,veterans ,the survey described in 
subsection 7c77#a7 shall cover the      
following subjects3 7,a7 ,the current   
medicinal cannabis use by the veteran1  
or the intent or desire by the veteran  
to use medicinal cannabis1 and the      
reasons for such use1 intent1 or desire4
  7,b7 ,the conditions1 symptoms1 or    
both1 that the veteran uses cannabis to 
treat4  7,c7 ,the types of cannabis and 
cannabis products used by the veteran1  
including with respect to--  7i7        
tetrahydrocannabinol or cannabidiol     
content2  7ii7 indica1 sativa1 mixes1 or
 hybrids2 and  7iii7 flower1 oils1 hash 
or kief1 concentrates 7wax1 shatter1    
budder71 edibles1 drinks1 tinctures1 and
 topical ointments4  7,d7 ,other        
medications taken by the veteran        
concurrently with cannabis and any      
medications the veteran stopped using   

because of the use of cannabis4  7,e7   
,how the veteran is self-administering  
medicinal cannabis1 including-- 7i7 the 
method2  7ii7 the typical times each day
 the veteran self-administers2  7iii7   
the frequency of different products per 
day and for what condition1 symptom1 or 
both2 and  7iv7 the amounts per product4
  7,f7 ,the ratings and descriptions of 
the effectiveness of using cannabis to  
treat conditions1 symptoms1 or both4    
7,g7 ,any experiences with side effects4
  7,h7 ,the number of different cannabis
 products tried before settling on the  
current product4  7,i7 ,the typical     
source of medical cannabis 7such as a   
single dispensary1 multiple             
dispensaries1 mail order1 or other      
source71 the typical purchase frequency1
 and the typical amount purchased4  7,j7
 ,the sources of information the veteran
 uses for products and dosages4  7,k7   
,factors that influence the choice of   
the veteran for using a chosen product  
7such as with respect to the levels of  

tetrahydrocannabinol or cannabidiol     
content1 cost1 availability1            
consistency1 or strain74  7,l7 ,any     
other matters determined appropriate4   
7#b7 ,health care providers ,the survey 
described in subsection 7c77#b7 shall   
cover the following subjects3  7,a7 ,a  
description of the experience of the    
health care provider with respect to    
patients using medicinal cannabis4  7,b7
 ,a description by the health care      
provider of how medicinal cannabis is   
changing patients4  7,c7 ,a description 
of how treatment plans have been        
modified after a veteran discloses using
 cannabis4  7,d7 ,any documentation of  
the products1 dosages1 or frequency of  
such cannabis use in the medical records
 of the veteran4  7,e7 ,reporting of    
adverse events4  7,f7 ,the sources of   
information used by the health care     
provider with respect to cannabis       
products and the medical effectiveness  
of cannabis4  7,g7 ,any other matters   
determined appropriate4  7e7 ,report    

,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of   
the ,senate and the ,house of           
,representatives a report on the results
 of the surveys conducted under this    
section4