Nearly 33 percent more recruits tested positive for marijuana in 2022 than in 2020. A proposed amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) would end cannabis testing for members of the military — both when they’re enlisting and UK😃accepting a commission.
If the amendment is included in the NDAA, H.R. 2670 (118), it would address a growing issue in the U.S. military: the increasing number of recruits who test positive for marijuana use, particularly in states where it is legal. Nearly 33 percent more recruits tested positive in 2022 than in 2020, according to the New York Times.
That isn’t the only weed amendment. Another would allow doctors at the VA to give medical opinions on cannabis use as a treatment to patients in states where medical marijuana is legal. That amendment was proposed by the co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus: Reps. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Dave Joyce (R-Ohio).
Another amendment would explicitly allow military members to consume CBD products that are legal under federal law. That amendment was proposed by Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas).
Links: proposed amendment pdfNYT [[house.gov pdf](https://amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/GONTX_044_xml230629090149236.pdf)](https://amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/MAST_063_xml230630100532613.pdf)
Why are Republicans supporting this? Isn't cannabis a big nono for conservatives?
The military is freaking about current and future recruitment numbers, and the war machine must continue, even if that means conceding to yet another previously excluded section of the population
And then there's Tommy Tubervulle blocking ALL high level military positions from being filled over providing access to abortion for servicewomen who have been raped. Hyperbole is dead.