The Senate today passed the bipartisan Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that secures important reforms to increase Montana veterans’ access to health care services and ensure that all Montana veterans are treated with the utmost care and respect.

Senator Steve Daines included an amendment in today’s bill to protect veterans’ ability to discuss with Department of Veterans Affairs physicians the use of medical marijuana in states where it is legal. Daines’ amendment passed the committee on a bipartisan vote. The amendment would allow for parity between VA and non-VA facilities in states like Montana, which have medical marijuana programs. It does not change current laws preventing the possession or dispensing of marijuana on VA property, but simply allows veterans to discuss all options that are legally available in their state with their VA doctor.

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