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Introduced
04/16/2018
04/16/2018
In Committee
05/08/2018
05/08/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
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.
AI Summary
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 healthcare system who are diagnosed with conditions such as chronic pain or post-traumatic stress disorder. The bill requires the preserved data to facilitate further research. It specifies that the research should cover various forms of cannabis, including full plants, extracts, different strains, and chemical analogs, as well as different methods of delivery such as topical application, combustible and non-combustible inhalation, and ingestion. The VA is required to develop and submit a plan to implement the research, and to provide periodic reports to Congress on the implementation or the rationale for not implementing the research.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (56)
Timothy Walz (D)*,
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Mike Coffman (R),
Steve Cohen (D),
Lou Correa (D),
Ryan Costello (R),
Charlie Crist (D),
Carlos Curbelo (R),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Elizabeth Esty (D),
Matt Gaetz (R),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Walter Jones (R),
Dave Joyce (R),
Ro Khanna (D),
Ruben Kihuen (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Conor Lamb (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Beto O'Rourke (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Jared Polis (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Kathleen Rice (D),
David Roe (R),
Dana Rohrabacher (R),
Thomas Rooney (R),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
John Rutherford (R),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Don Young (R),
Last Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533. (on 05/18/2018)
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