In a new poll of US service veterans conducted by The American Legion and presented today on Capitol Hill, one in five veterans self-reported using marijuana to alleviate a medical or physical condition.

Flanked by lawmakers including Reps Tim Walz, Mark Takano, Julia Brownley, and Matt Gaetz, veterans presented their own personal stories of the efficacy of marijuana as a therapeutic treatment for a litany of conditions.

Other notable data points revealed by the survey:

81% of veterans support federally-legal treatment

60% of respondents do not live in states where medical cannabis is legal

40% of respondents live in states where medical cannabis is legal

And the partisan divide is nearly non-existent: 88% of self-identified conservative respondents support federally legalized medical

cannabis 90% of self-identified liberal respondents support federally legalized medical

cannabis 70% of self-identified non-partisan respondents support federally legalized medical

cannabis



My favorite data point from their poll: 100% of respondents aged 18-30 support federally legalized medical cannabis.

You can support the same legislation that the American Legion supports, the Veterans Equal Access Act, which would allow those who have served our country to discuss and be recommended medical marijuana in the states that have implemented programs by CLICKING HERE.

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