Medical cannabis and veterans' well-being / Neil R. Ellis, chair.: XC78-1/1-421-13E-PDF
"On 22 November 2016, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) announced a new reimbursement policy on cannabis for medical purposes that would decrease the maximum amount of cannabis eligible for reimbursement from 10 grams per day to three grams per day, or its equivalent in fresh cannabis or cannabis oil. In addition, the maximum amount per gram that will be reimbursed was set at $8.50. The policy took effect in May 2017. In the mounts that followed, veterans and veterans' groups expressed concerns about the impact of this reduction in the daily amount of cannabis that VAC will cover"--Introduction, page 3.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs. |
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| Title | Medical cannabis and veterans' well-being / Neil R. Ellis, chair. |
| Series title | Report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs ; 13th report, 42nd Parliament, 1st session |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in HTML format. Original published on: 2019/06/06; published on: 2019/08/22. Issued also in French under title: Cannabis médical et bien-être des vétérans. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : House of Commons = Chambre des communes, June 2019. |
| Author / Contributor | Ellis, Neil R. |
| Description | 1 online resource (vii, 34 pages). |
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| Subject terms | Veterans Narcotics Health Cannabis |