A recent federal study showed that cannabis could help PTSD, just one of a growing number of studies echoing its conclusions.
“And with a grim suicide rate of 53 percent higher than the non-veteran population, many veterans are suffering, and we know that the cannabis plant has many benefits that can help them.
Although legislation says recommending medical cannabis to veterans is approved, neither the Veteran Affairs doctors nor the veterans themselves are protected under federal law.
Still, veteran cannabis advocates like Derek Cloutier, founder of New England Veterans Alliance, continue lobbying for their rights to medical cannabis.
Veterans are hardworking that won’t stop until the mission or task at hand is completed.
The military trains service members to take the lead and know when to take action.
Former military police officer Brett Puffenbarger is now Director of Sales and Marketing at FOCUS, Strategic Advisor at Beard Bro Farms, and Managing Partner at Good Highdeas.
In the cannabis industry, transparency is key to building openness, trust, and a workplace founded in respectful honesty to make teamwork a cohesive unit.
Anyone working in the cannabis industry stands on the backs of generations of patients, activists, and people open to new thinking and who have been working towards cannabis reform for up to fifty years.
“With the transferrable skills Veterans have and companies’ willingness to train them, Veterans will be the best employees any company would want.