Founded 2007 Location Elliston, Virginia Key people Michael Krawitz | Founder Martin H. Chilcutt, Area served United States | |
Focus Protecting basic human right to access required medicine | ||
Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access (VMCA), which was founded as Veterans for Medical Marijuana Access (VMMA) reflecting the pejorative word "marijuana", is an Elliston, Virginia-based non-profit service organization designed to assist American veterans who wish to be able to use marijuana for medical purposes with a doctor's recommendation. VMCA works towards the freedom for veterans to discuss the medical use of marijuana with their doctors without the risk of reprisal.
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VMCA was the first American veteran service organization designed to assist veterans with medical access to cannabis. The organization seeks to make sure that the United States federal government allows veterans access to medicines their doctor prescribes or recommends.
Staff
Advisory Board
Al Byrne-Lcdr, SC, USN (ret) Founding Director of VMCA. Son of cancer patient, Howardsville, VA
Dr. Phillip Leveque, DO, Ph.D World War II U.S. Marine Infantryman Forensic Toxicologist and Pharmacologist
Mary Lynn Mathre, RN, MSN, CARN Substance Abuse Consultant, Howardsville, VA
Dr. Robert Melamede, Ph.D Associate Professor and Biology Chairman (ret) Biology Department, University of Colorado
Dr. David Ostrow, MD, Ph.D., FAPA Director, Ostrow & Associates
Dr. Tom O'Connell, M.D. Researcher
Perry Parks, CSP CW4 United States Army Retired
Msgt Thomas Vance United States Air Force Retired
John Targowski, Attorney Law Office of John Targowski, P.C.
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