Department of Veterans Affairs department of Agriculture Programs that identified Food Insecurity among nearly 20 million veterans and provide nutrition assistance to those in need. Specifically todays hearing will focus on how veterans access to nutritional resources and how recent policy changes impact of thimpacted the availaf resources and how congress can more effectively support public and nonpublic agencies that seek to end veteran hunger, so critically important. This continues the subcommittees efforts to the economic factors that contribute to the veteran suicide our subcommittee works and a bipartisan way to strengthen education and job Training Programs for veterans can get a good job but unfortunately that isnt always the outcome the joblessness result wil. When that occurs, nutrition resources should and must be made readily available. However, the committee is concerned about decisions are being made regarding the resources without really considering the impact on vetera
[inaudible conversations] good morning the subcommittee will now come to order. Welcome to everyone that is here in the hearing room. The chair now recognizes herself for an opening statement. According to dhs National Survey on drug use, 44 million americans reported using cannabis in the last year. Thirtythree states now allow the medicinal use of cannabis and in the district of columbia have legalized for adult use. State laws and federal policy are 1000 miles apart. The federal governments still strictly prohibits even restricting legitimate medical research. Widespread availability of cannabis is the purpose of the hearing to examine the pressing need for medical research of cannabis and the chemical compound with cbd being one of them. Half a century ago the congress listed cannabis as schedule one substance including heroin heroine, lsd, and ecstasy. Schedule one drugs have no medical value in high potential for abuse. Scheduled to drugs such as cocaine and vicodin even schedule
Good morning, everyone and welcome back as we returned from th good morning Everyone Welcome back as we return from Holiday Season to continue ournu workno in the Economic Opportunities subcommittee without objection the chair is authorized to call for recess at anyny time todays hearing is called reviewing the resources to address veteran hunger. Im hopeful we can shed some light on an important issue for veterans around the country. This hearing will discuss department of Agriculture Programs to identify Food Insecurity among nearly 20 million veterans to provide nutrition assistance to those in need. Specifically todays hearing will focus on how veterans access nutrition resources and recent policy changes have impacted the availability of resources and how congress can more effectivelyly support public and nonpublic agencies seeking to end veteran hunger this continues the subcommittees efforts to review economic factors that contribute to suicide which we now include homelessness
[inaudible conversations] good morning the subcommittee will now come to order. Welcome to everyone that is here in the hearing room. The chair now recognizes herself for an opening statement. According to dhs National Survey on drug use, 44 million americans reported using cannabis in the last year. Thirtythree states now allow the medicinal use of cannabis and in the district of columbia have legalized for adult use. State laws and federal policy are 1000 miles apart. The federal governments still strictly prohibits even restricting legitimate medical research. Widespread availability of cannabis is the purpose of the hearing to examine the pressing need for medical research of cannabis and the chemical compound with cbd being one of them. Half a century ago the congress listed cannabis as schedule one substance including heroin heroine, lsd, and ecstasy. Schedule one drugs have no medical value in high potential for abuse. Scheduled to drugs such as cocaine and vicodin even schedule
Good morning, everyone and welcome back as we returned from the Holiday Season to continue the work i of the Economic Opportunity subcommittee. Witwithout objection the chair s authorized to call for a recess at any time. I am hopeful we can shed some light on a very important issue for veterans around the country this hearing will examine the department of Veterans Affairs department of Agriculture Programs that identified Food Insecurity among nearly 20 million veterans and provide nutrition assistance to those in need. Specifically todays hearing will focus on how veterans access to nutritional resources and how recent policy changes impact of thimpacted the availaf resources and how congress can more effectively support public and nonpublic agencies that seek to end veteran hunger, so critically important. This continues the subcommittees efforts to the economic factors that contribute to the veteran suicide our subcommittee works and a bipartisan way to strengthen education and jo