[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
[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
Including the implications of changing its drug schedule listing and the potential of Cannabis Research. Witnesses from the food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement agency testify on current marijuana policy, the Health Effects of cannabis, and what steps congress can take to allow for more research of cannabis compounds and products. The subcommittee on health will now come to order. Welcome to everyone thats here in the hearing room. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. According to the department of health and Human Services National Survey on drug use, 44 million americans reported using cannabis in the last year. 33 states now allow the medicinal use of cannabis and 11 states and the District Of Columbia have legalized cannabis for adult use. But state laws and federal policy are a thousand miles apart. As more states allow cannabis, the federal government still strictly controls and prohibits it even restricting legitimate medic
And to learn about effective evidencebased Suicide Prevention strategies. To have a panel of experts director for Mental Health programs for overset office at department of defense, the director of defense of Suicide Prevention office for the office of the department of defense and acting director at the department of Veterans Affairs the Suicide Prevention chief of Substance Abuse and Mental Health at the department of Mental Health and Human Services healthcare policy department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School thank you for being here and our topic today is a heavy one that is difficult to discuss but we must address it that the readiness and wellbeing of troops and families and veterans suicide tragically rates of suicide with veteran populations have increased from the reports affecting young men under 30. Veteran suicide as a member of the Veterans Affairs committee of those who die by suicide is one of my Top Priorities the department of defense improved capacity
And to learn about effective evidencebased Suicide Prevention strategies. To have a panel of experts director for Mental Health programs for overset office at department of defense, the director of defense of Suicide Prevention office for the office of the department of defense and acting director at the department of Veterans Affairs the Suicide Prevention chief of Substance Abuse and Mental Health at the department of Mental Health and Human Services healthcare policy department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School thank you for being here and our topic today is a heavy one that is difficult to discuss but we must address it that the readiness and wellbeing of troops and families and veterans suicide tragically rates of suicide with veteran populations have increased from the reports affecting young men under 30. Veteran suicide as a member of the Veterans Affairs committee of those who die by suicide is one of my Top Priorities the department of defense improved capacity