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MAY’S FEATURED CHAPTER MEETING – Sacramento, CA

By Heather Schafer / May 08, 2018 /
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Weed for Warriors Project

Headquarters: Sacramento, California info@wfwproject.org

  • #Repost from @wfwp_tampa. 🗣 ATTENTION Tampa (and surrounding) area veterans! Come and join us on 30 June 2019 for pit monthly fellowship meeting from 1500-1700 (3pm-5pm) @chillumcbd in Ybor! Remember if this is your first meeting, please bring proof of service! Don’t forget that family members and caregivers are ALWAYS welcome! If you are interested in donating please reach out either via IG or email (WFWPTampaChapter@gmail.com or WFWPTampaVP@gmail.com) We look forward to seeing everyone for laughter, fun and as always love and support! #WFWPTampa #WFWP #ARMY #NAVY #MARINES #AIRFORCE #COASTGUARD #VeteransHealingVeterans #CannabisPatients #CannabisCommunity #PlantsOverPills #PatientsOverProfits #BeTheChangeYouWantToSee #OneLove
  • #Repost from @wfwp_oc. TTENTION: Sunday JUNE 30 2019 @ziggyssmokeshop if you are a veteran YOU must HAVE PROOF OF SERVICE AND REC! .We have raffles, games, friendship and community!! #dontmissout #raffles #cannaeducation #veteranresources #wfwpoc2019 #compassionatecare #VetsHelpingVets #supportyourlocal #veteranshelpingthecommunity #rsvp #veteransoutreach #veteranevents #prop215 #orangecounty #hollistichealing
  • #Repost from @wfwp_sd. Roll call vets @wfwp_sd @werk_vfw_tcf @babyreytexasbbq @thespriesty @dank1213
  • “The Weed for Warriors and its veteran community are very thankful for Representative Crist's efforts on cannabis access,” said Weed for Warriors President, Sean Kiernan. “Disabled Veterans in the federal workforce need a safer alternative to the pharmaceutical answer which comes with a long litany of FDA stated side-effects like addiction, overdose, and suicidal inclinations. Cannabis offers that safer alternative as it is showing correlation with lower overdose and suicide rates in states that have legalized cannabis.” #wfwp #wfwp2019 #wfwproject #charliecrist 👍🏼💚✌🏽✊🏽 . . Provision 1 – Inclusion of language protecting Federal employees using medical marijuana in conjunction with their state law: Medical marijuana is currently legal in 33 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam, and 47 states have some form of legalized cannabis. Yet because it is still a “Schedule 1” drug under federal law, federal employees can be denied employment or terminated due to testing positive for marijuana metabolites, even if use is in compliance with state law. This conflict between state and federal laws limits treatment options and federal employment opportunities, particularly impacting veterans who comprise approximately one-third of the federal workforce and for whom medical cannabis is often used to treat chronic pain and PTSD. In March, Congressman Crist introduced bipartisan legislation with Rep. Don Young (R-AK) Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act (H.R. 1687) aimed at tackling this issue. Provision 2 – Inclusion of language allowing financial institutions to provide banking services to cannabis businesses in conjunction with state law”
  • California SB -34, removing tax obligations from donations, sailed through committee 16- 0 as of this post and was UNOPPOSED in a positive twist. Thank you to all those working to fix this ... Let’s not lose sight that SB 34 is but only an on-ramp to the regulated market, without the cannabis market functioning, it’s only going to be an on-ramp to dysfunction. So much work to go but these Veterans thank and salute @scott_wiener (D) & SB - 34 co-author @devonjmathis (R) for having all our six! 💚✌🏽👍🏼✊🏽✊🏽#wfwp #wfwproject #wfwp2019
  • @semperhighshow - The Department of Veterans Affairs is denying home loans to veterans if they work in the cannabis industry, according to a letter sent May 23 to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie from Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, and 20 other members of Congress. The lawmakers want answers as to why one of Clark's constituents and other veterans were rejected for VA home loans after citing their income sources as marijuana cultivation, sales or related services in states where it is legal. In an article first reported by Roll Call, Clark said she became aware of an unpublished VA policy that considers work in the industry as not "stable and reliable" enough to be considered as home loan-qualifying income. In a statement provided to Military.com, Clark said the VA needs to "catch up with the times and recognize the growing role of the cannabis economy that employs over 200,000 Americans." "Our veterans should not be penalized or denied the benefits they have earned because they are working in a budding industry," she said. Thirty-four states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands now have some variation of medical marijuana programs, while a dozen other states allow cannabidiol that is low in tetrahydrocannabinol -- or THC, the psychoactive component of pot that makes a user high -- for medicinal purposes. Under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, also known as the GI Bill, eligible veterans can apply for home loans from private lenders with a guarantee from the VA that usually garners more favorable interest rates and terms than can be found on the market. But according to Clark, the VA denied a veteran's application because "approving it would risk prosecution by U.S. Department of Justice under anti-money laundering statutes." Marijuana remains a Schedule 1 drug, illegal under federal law. Continued in comments... #1620news #veterans #cannabis #news

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