Etienne Fontan
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Cannabinerd-大麻戦士-Canon📸-Disabled Combat Veteran-FC Barca Soci-FSM-Participant Historian-🇺🇳U.N. Observer-Waging Peace! ✌️ 🌎⚖️ 🕊️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etienne_Fontan
“Diagnoses are sometimes entered into medical records without…meaningful consideration of medically authorized cannabis use.”
Newly Released VA Records Raise Questions About How 'Cannabis Use Disorder' Diagnoses Are Affecting Veterans (Op-Ed) - Marijuana Moment
“Diagnoses are sometimes entered into medical records without…meaningful consideration of medically authorized cannabis use.” By Etienne Fontan, Veterans Action Council The 2013 release of the Diagnos...
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"Etienne from Berkeley Patients Group has been a pioneer in the industry, and then creating that space for folks, thinking throughout the decades, through the AIDS epidemics, for folks who are terminally ill, and giving folks dignity and compassionate care," Visit Berkeley CEO Jeffrey Church
Once underground, Berkeley cannabis pioneers get their due
Berkeley Patients Group and Cannabis Buyers Club of Berkeley will be honored Friday in a cultural landmark ceremony at Chapel of Flowers.
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“Before legalization and commercialization, this was a patient-rights movement” said Etienne Fontan of Berkeley Patients Group. “Berkeley helped prove that patients deserved safe access, dignity and compassion. This Landmark honors the patients and advocates whose courage helped change California.”
The Cannabis Trail to Honor Berkeley’s Compassionate Cannabis Legacy with Cultural Landmarks
Join us on August 21 to honor The Cannabis Trail's impact on patient dignity and community care in Berkeley history.
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Friday, August 21, 2026 Doors: 6:00 PM | Ceremony: 6:30 PM Chapel of Flowers 3049 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA We’re proud to honor Berkeley Patients Group and the Berkeley Cannabis Buyers Cooperative, whose pioneering work changed countless lives and helped pave the way for compassionate cannabis.
#3 in our Series: “Veterans should never have to choose between being truthful with their healthcare providers and worrying that a routine checkbox could quietly become a barrier to care.”
How A Cannabis Checkbox On VA Dental Paperwork Can Shape Veterans' Medical Records Without Them Ever Seeing It (Op-Ed) - Marijuana Moment
“Veterans should never have to choose between being truthful with their healthcare providers and worrying that a routine checkbox could quietly become a barrier to care.” By Mary Lynn Mathre, Veterans...
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"Cannabis, according to the DOJ, has a legitimate medical purpose." www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/cannabis-res...
Cannabis Prohibition Interests Don’t ‘Systemically Align’ With American Public, DOJ Says
The Department of Justice argued that anti-rescheduling groups attempting to stay a Schedule III order have ‘pocketbook interests’ in prohibition.
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#2 in our series of FOIA requests… “They cannot currently help a veteran access cannabis through official channels. This is not a gray area. It is a bright line that shapes every clinical interaction.” www.marijuanamoment.net/va-documents...
VA Documents Reveal Rules For Medical Cannabis Conversations Between Veterans And Government Doctors (Op-Ed) - Marijuana Moment
“They cannot currently help a veteran access cannabis through official channels. This is not a gray area. It is a bright line that shapes every clinical interaction.” By Mike Davis, Veterans Action Co...
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In response to a FOIA request filed by the Veterans Action Council (VAC), VA released more than 1,500 pages of internal records that offer a rare view into how VA’s Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has been implementing the department’s current cannabis policy, known as VHA Directive 1315
VA Documents Show How Veterans' Cannabis Access Could Expand—And What Will Stay The Same—Under Rescheduling (Op-Ed) - Marijuana Moment
Rescheduling “might affect a VA provider’s ability to refer VA patients to State medical cannabis treatment programs,” one document obtained through FOIA says. By Doc Laing, Veterans Action Council Th...
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Our Veterans Action Council work at the U.N., this year. Click on this link: cannareporter.eu/en/2026/05/2...
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TSA Says You Can Now Fly With Medical Marijuana. Good Luck Figuring Out What That Means.
The TSA updated its public-facing Medical Marijuana page on April 27, the day before Schedule III rescheduling took effect, listing cannabis as permitted in carry-on and checked bags with
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The coalition, which includes human rights groups, humanitarian organizations, drug policy advocates, and veterans’ groups, argues that these attacks constitute extrajudicial killings under international law.
More than 120 organizations demand an end to the complicity of third countries in US extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean
The coalition urges denying access to bases and halting intelligence sharing with Washington to prevent further violations of international law
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Based on this evaluation, the WHO recommended that preparations containing predominantly CBD and not more than trace levels of THC should not be placed under international drug control. hightimes.com/news/everyth...
Everything You Know About CBD Is Probably Wrong | High Times
New interpretations of global drug treaties are reshaping CBD policy, hemp regulation, and medical cannabis access worldwide.
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The Veterans Action Council is heading to the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs to advocate for Veterans’ healthcare, access to natural medicine, and evidence-based cannabis policy. Donations are tax-deductible and help support travel, logistics, and Veteran speakers. #Veterans #UN #CannabisPolicy
Wayne State University in Detroit is seeking veterans with post traumatic stress disorder to participate in a study testing the impacts of cannabis use to treat the disorder.
Wayne State seeks veterans to participate in cannabis treatment study
Wayne State University researchers will evaluate how cannabis treatments affect mood, mental health and overall well-being in participating veterans.
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