Cannabis use is way up among Canadian veterans—and opioid and tranquilizer use among vets is way down—but that comes at a price.
- New figures revealed federal spending on MED for vets was $75M in the last fiscal year, while Ottawa may spend $100M this year.
Global News - 10,000 veterans used MED paid for by the government this year–so $7,500 per veteran–compared with 4,500 in 2016-2017.
- Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana complained the framing of the discussion placed a negative spin on the relief MED provides Canadian veterans.
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