Tag: Nick Etten

VA’s Weed War Only Hurts Veterans

A Pot Culture Magazine feature image showing a U.S. veteran in fatigues seated against a dark olive wall. He rests his head on one hand while holding a small cannabis bud in the other, symbolizing conflict and healing. Bold gold text above reads: “VA’S WEED WAR HURTS VETERANS.” Branding at the bottom reads “PotCultureMagazine.com | ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept.

Veterans are still denied access to the cannabis that could help them heal. Despite legalization across most of America, the VA clings to outdated federal law, blocking its doctors from recommending or prescribing marijuana. Lawmakers praise veterans in public while denying them the right to the medicine that works. The hypocrisy is staggering.

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All Talk, No Toke for Veterans

An older man in military camouflage looks serious as a doctor in a white coat raises a finger while exhaling smoke. The text reads “All Talk, No Toke” with Pot Culture Magazine branding and PotCultureMagazine.com at the bottom.

The VA finally let doctors talk to veterans about cannabis, but they still can’t prescribe it. After decades of silence, this small policy shift feels too little and too late. Our feature exposes how bureaucratic cowardice and federal hypocrisy keep veterans from accessing the medicine they fought for.

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