claim: says va doctors are "censored from being able to talk to their patients" about marijuana, even in states where it is legal for medicinal use
author: tammy baldwin
evidence_1: 9 hours ago ... “the opioid crisis in the united states has become so grim that .... a public  healthcare crisis emerged in california the first day of the new year due to this  new law. ... because of the new law, patients are being subjected to numerous  ..... using cannabis, regardless of whether it is for medical use or not," said ...
evidence_2: tammy baldwin · says va doctors are "censored from being able to talk to their  patients" about marijuana, even in states where it is legal for medicinal use.
evidence_3: “i think i stumbled into this,” al says, of the medical marijuana movement. ... as of  february of 2015, va physicians treating veterans were told to not recommend  cannabis to patients, even if they were practicing in the 23 states that are ... there  is also the respect state marijuana laws act from the marijuana policy project ...
evidence_4: says va doctors are "censored from being able to talk to their patients" about  marijuana, even in states where it is legal for medicinal use · — politifact ...
evidence_5: jul 12, 2016 ... even though many patients recognize that opioids help them ... their doctors  about their concerns, as they may fear being chastised or cut off. ... as a chronic  pain patient, and it's easy to internalise the fear, she says, ... chronic pain  management, us pain foundation and the american .... medical marijuana.