A new survey of veterans and their families finds that a majority—57 percent—feels the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should provide medical marijuana to eligible patients.
The poll was conducted by Mission Roll Call, a nonprofit that represents veterans. Results come from “nearly 2,000 responses from all 50 states, and 95% of respondents are either a veteran or a family member of a veteran,” the group said.
The questions about VA-provided substances like medical marijuana and psychedelics were part of a question around “novel treatments.” Others included obesity treatment, abortion and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
“In general the respondents to our survey support the inclusion of novel treatments for ailments,” Mission Roll Call said in its report on the survey’s findings. The group added that it’s “working with several partners to introduce initiatives to help veterans where the research and results support it,” pointing specifically to hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
