1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act. . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Chronic pain affects the veteran population, with almost 60 percent of veterans returning from serving in the Armed Forces in the Middle East, and more than 50 percent of older veterans, who are using the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs living with some form of chronic pain. (2) Opioids account for approximately 63 percent of all drug deaths in the United States. (3) In 2011, veterans were twice as likely to die from accidental opioid overdoses as nonveterans. (4) States with medical cannabis laws have a 24.8 percent lower mean annual opioid overdose mortality rate compared with States without medical cannabis laws. (5) Marijuana and its compounds show promise for treating a wide-range of diseases and disorders, including pain management. (6) Medical marijuana in States where it is legal may serve as a less harmful alternative to opioids in treating veterans. 3. Safe harbor for use by veterans of medical marijuana (a) Safe harbor Notwithstanding the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act ( 21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), or any other Federal law, it shall not be unlawful for— (1) a veteran to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana in accordance with the laws of the State in which the use, possession, or transport occurs; (2) a physician to discuss with a veteran the use of medical marijuana as a treatment if the physician is in a State that authorizes the use, possession, distribution, dispensation, administration, delivery, and transport of medical marijuana