3.0.0 2796 2023-01-11T13:42:32Z 2023-01-11T13:42:32Z Senate S 2018-05-07 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-05-07T21:25:43Z VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018 115 5520 HR 2018-05-18 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533. Identical bill CRS 2018-05-07 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2018-05-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2018-05-07 True D000607 Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] Joe Donnelly D IN 2018-06-21 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2018-07-24 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2018-07-24 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2018-09-17 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2018-10-11 False Armed Forces and National Security Alternative treatments Congressional oversight Drug trafficking and controlled substances Health information and medical records Medical research Neurological disorders Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-05-07 Introduced in Senate 2018-05-22T19:03:43Z VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of certain forms of cannabis and cannabis delivery for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system diagnosed with conditions such as chronic pain or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Collected data shall be preserved in a manner that facilitates further research.

]]> VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018 Display Title VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use the authority of the Secretary to conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2796is/xml/BILLS-115s2796is.xml 2018-05-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.