WASHINGTON, DC (September 21, 2018) – Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the leading voice of the Post-9/11 generation of veterans, is proud to announce that U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has become a cosponsor of the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act (S. 2796/H.R. 5520).
Having served in the Senate since 2013, Warren currently sits on the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, which is charged with oversight of the U.S. military, personnel, and national defense priorities.
The VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act, sponsored by Sens. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), now has 6 Senate cosponsors, plus 56 in the House. The bill is among IAVA's Big Six priorities for 2018, including Suicide Prevention, Government Reform, #SheWhoBorneTheBattle, #DefendTheGIBill, and Burn Pits/Toxic Exposure Injury Support.