American Legion: One in Five Veterans Use Marijuana To Alleviate A Medical Or Physical Condition

In a new poll of US service veterans released today that was conducted by The American Legion and presented on Capitol Hill, one in five veterans self-reported using marijuana to alleviate a medical or physical condition.

Flanked by lawmakers including Reps Tim Walz, Mark Takano, Julia Brownley, and Matt Gaetz, veterans presented their own personal stories of the efficacy of marijuana as a therapeutic treatment for a litany of conditions.

Other notable data points revealed among veterans and views on medical marijuana:

•  81% of veterans support federally-legal treatment
• 60% of respondents do not live in states where medical cannabis is legal
• 40% of respondents live in states where medical cannabis is legal
• And the partisan divide is nearly non-existent:
  • 88% of self-identified conservative respondents support federally legalized medical
    cannabis
  • 90% of self-identified liberal respondents support federally legalized medical
    cannabis
  • 70% of self-identified non-partisan respondents support federally legalized medical
    cannabis

My favorite data point from their poll: 100% of respondents aged 18-30 support federally legalized medical cannabis.

You can support the same legislation that the American Legion supports, the Veterans Equal Access Act, which would allow those who have served our country to discuss and be recommended medical marijuana in the states that have implemented programs by CLICKING HERE. 

DYK: 83 percent of #veterans households surveyed support legalizing #MedicalCannabis use. #Vets4MMJResearch #PTSD #Cannabis #TBI http://pic.twitter.com/GhJxv4MgyC

— The American Legion (@AmericanLegion) November 2, 2017