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HR 2682 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act.

Introduced: April 18, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Apr 18, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 18, 2023
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Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act

This bill authorizes activities related to medical marijuana use by veterans and provides for research on medical marijuana use by veterans.

Specifically, the bill authorizes (1) a veteran to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana in accordance with applicable state or Native American tribal law; (2) a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) physician to discuss with a veteran the use of medical marijuana as a treatment if the physician is in a state or on tribal land that authorizes such treatment; or (3) a VA physician to recommend, complete forms for, or register veterans for participation in a medical marijuana treatment program in accordance with applicable state or tribal law. These authorizations expire after five years.

The bill also requires the VA to report on (1) the use of medical marijuana by veterans to manage pain and to treat diseases and disorders (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder); and (2) the relationship between state-approved medical marijuana treatment programs, program access, and opioid use and misuse reduction.

What's happening now April 18, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1204 Identical bill Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 9 Republican 2
Porter, Katie
· Mar 29, 2024
 D
Scholten, Hillary J.
Michigan · Jul 26, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Apr 18, 2023
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Apr 18, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 18, 2023
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 18, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Apr 18, 2023
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Apr 18, 2023
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 18, 2023
 R
Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Apr 18, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 18, 2023
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 18, 2023
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Apr 18, 2023
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 18, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2682: Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2682/
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"H.R. 2682: Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2682/.
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H.R. 2682, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2682/.
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[H.R. 2682: Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2682/)
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