Where did you serve and what did you do?
Retired USN, Lcdr., 24 years, USS Gyatt DD-712; USS Grant County LST 1174,; Seabee base Davisville, RI; USN advisor to VNN in RVN 1970-1971; Naval Shipyard Pearl Harbor; CINCPAC staff Pearl Harbor; Naval base Newport, RI; NMCB 5 Puerto Rico/Iceland/Bahamas, Diego Garcia, Guam, Palau, Philippines, Port Hueneme, California; Widbey Island, WA Navy Exchange Officer; DLA Cleveland Contracting.
How are you #StillServing?
I am involved in a 8-year podcast concentrating on any and all Veteran issues. I am a member on the Veterans Action Council, a group of international Vets working with WHO and the UN who helped to correct the misscheduling of the cannabis plant. Yes corrected by treaty to non-prohibited in the summer of 2020. VFW should join with me and the VAC in two requests: Join the VAC letter to the US AG demanding cannabis rescheduling as required by US law/1961 US treaty commitment; Join the VAC letter of request (FOIA) to the VHA demanding the results of 13 years of cannabis use by Vets in the US, simply put, “what happened”. The FOIA request is co-signed by me, federal representative Nancy Mace of SC and the U. of Massachusetts Center for Cannabis Excellence. If you do not know of these actions the VFW is a laggard in this aspect of Veteran service. I am at the convenience of the VFW staff for background and present activity on these two demands.
Why do you do it?
VHA medical treatment for Vets that need cannabis is “Treatment By Geography”, meaning Vets may use cannabis as part of their treatment protocol only in “legal” states in VHA facilities. In non-legal states such treatment is denied by US government policy. A policy that is unequal, immoral, illogical and of course medically unethical. Why? Read the above. To help the issue you should read “For Country and Cannabis” (Amazon books) and contact me or the VAC.