{"id":51907,"date":"2020-07-22T14:28:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T14:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/congress-just-passed-a-measure-allowing-military-troops-to-use-cbd\/"},"modified":"2020-07-22T14:28:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T14:28:08","slug":"congress-just-passed-a-measure-allowing-military-troops-to-use-cbd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/congress-just-passed-a-measure-allowing-military-troops-to-use-cbd\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress Just Passed Measure Allowing Military Troops to Use CBD"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday, the House of Representatives voted in favor <\/u><\/a>of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that approves the use of CBD<\/a> and other hemp-derived products by members of the United States military. The measure, sponsored by Iraq War veteran Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), passed by a vote of 336-71.  <\/p>\n

\u201cSecretary of Defense may not prohibit, on the basis of a product containing hemp or any ingredient derived from hemp, the possession, use, or consumption of such product by a member of the Armed Forces\u201d under the condition that \u201csuch possession, use, or consumption is in compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local law,\u201d the amendment states.<\/p>\n

Gabbard enacted the amendment in response to an early 2020 announcement<\/u><\/a> by the Department of Defense (DOD) forbidding CBD use<\/a> by service members, even though CBD is federally legal. Since the DOD\u2019s announcement, different branches of the military have issued their own conflicting CBD policies.<\/p>\n

Outlined in 2019 guidelines<\/u><\/a> from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the issue is over the possibility that some CBD products might theoretically contain traces of THC, the intoxicating cannabis compound. What products, specifically, isn\u2019t clear. Nonetheless, the DOD released a blanket statement dounouncing CBD use.<\/p>\n