Cannabis & Alternative Therapies

IAVA'S BIG 6

IAVA’s members have identified 6 priority issues that matter most to them.

Combat Suicide

IAVA is committed to ending the veteran suicide epidemic.

Burn Pits & Toxic Exposures

Burn pits are the Agent Orange of our generation. Our members see burn pits as a critical, urgent and growing threat.

Modernize VA

We must ensure that our veterans receive the best possible care.

Women Veterans

As the number of male veterans is expected to decline in the next decades, the population of women veterans will continue to increase.

Cannabis & Other Alternative Therapies

IAVA believes that veterans should have the same access to care as their civilian counterparts.

Cannabis

Veterans have passionately stated that medical cannabis has helped them tackle some of the most pressing war injuries veterans face, such as PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury. As cannabis quickly becomes more culturally acceptable, IAVA believes that the VA should be allowed to study cannabis as an alternative therapy to determine its efficacy for the unique needs of veteran health care.

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Other Alternative Therapies

Cannabis is not the only therapy that could be proven effective to treat unique veteran health issues, especially the invisible wounds of war. Some other alternative therapies already widely available to civilians are:

Therapy/Service Dogs

Equine therapy

Agri Therapy

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