MinnBobber
Well-Known Member
I assist several veterans and now actively try to engage "the system" in conversations about cannabis use and legalization. Uncomfortable conversations, but needed to move forward. We have made progress but these conversations show that we have a loooooooong way to go 
Here are 3 examples:
1. my wife and I volunteer at Yellow Ribbon events. They had a thank you lunch recently. The Sgt who attended said thank you and talked about the challenges of military life---including a member's recent suicide attempt that luckily was not successful. So.....I catch the Sgt afterwards and ask if he'd like to hold a voluntary info session for any troops wanting to learn about MN medical cannabis program and legal CBD as another subject.
I briefly stated that cannabis is being shown to help with suicide prevention and mental/physical health.
----wrong guy to ask as he indicates a big NO and states part of his job is to "bounce" any Guard members who "touch cannabis". Sad indeed
2. at pickleball I chat with a nurse who helps at VA so I express frustration with VA their medical cannabis and legal CBD avoidance. She says for mental health issues they are using more ECT (electroconvulsive shock therapy). Internet is great for research and ECT is not like in the movies but holy-cow, it's at the radical end of options and it does cause a brain seizure, brain bleeding, kills some brain cells, short and longterm memory loss. Israeli study on PTSD is not concluded yet but is showing great results, yet VA goes with the ECT option.
FDA is also involved where ECT is approved yet never had to show it even was effective:
"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates the ECT device, has never required the ECT device manufacturers to produce clinical trials to prove the device's safety and efficacy."
3. At MN Vets Day celebration, the Gov elect Walz was there so I shook his hand and said what vets really need is full legal cannabis and he agreed.
Shortly afterwards, his aide was on tv saying Walz supports legal cannabis BUT it wasn't in his top priority group
There's still a lot of work to be done folks----keep pushing and talking
Here are 3 examples:
1. my wife and I volunteer at Yellow Ribbon events. They had a thank you lunch recently. The Sgt who attended said thank you and talked about the challenges of military life---including a member's recent suicide attempt that luckily was not successful. So.....I catch the Sgt afterwards and ask if he'd like to hold a voluntary info session for any troops wanting to learn about MN medical cannabis program and legal CBD as another subject.
I briefly stated that cannabis is being shown to help with suicide prevention and mental/physical health.
----wrong guy to ask as he indicates a big NO and states part of his job is to "bounce" any Guard members who "touch cannabis". Sad indeed
2. at pickleball I chat with a nurse who helps at VA so I express frustration with VA their medical cannabis and legal CBD avoidance. She says for mental health issues they are using more ECT (electroconvulsive shock therapy). Internet is great for research and ECT is not like in the movies but holy-cow, it's at the radical end of options and it does cause a brain seizure, brain bleeding, kills some brain cells, short and longterm memory loss. Israeli study on PTSD is not concluded yet but is showing great results, yet VA goes with the ECT option.
FDA is also involved where ECT is approved yet never had to show it even was effective:
"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates the ECT device, has never required the ECT device manufacturers to produce clinical trials to prove the device's safety and efficacy."
3. At MN Vets Day celebration, the Gov elect Walz was there so I shook his hand and said what vets really need is full legal cannabis and he agreed.
Shortly afterwards, his aide was on tv saying Walz supports legal cannabis BUT it wasn't in his top priority group
There's still a lot of work to be done folks----keep pushing and talking
