“This document is a powerful, firsthand account that further substantiates the claims of medical necessity and the federal government’s failure to accommodate legitimate patient needs, particularly in rural and underserved regions.”

“Steve’s words echo through time, and in many ways, they’re more urgent now than ever. Veterans are still denied access. Patients are still criminalized for seeking relief. Bureaucrats still wait out the sick.”

“These statutes provide the statutory scaffolding for establishing a comprehensive Agriculture Therapy and Veteran Reintegration Program in collaboration with Cooperative Extension services, research universities, and veteran-focused institutions.”

“Principled Resistance is the connective tissue between the Randalls and us.
It’s how we remember.
It’s how we reclaim.
It’s how we rise.”

#FundedAbroadDeniedAtHome
#VeteransAreNotExpendable
#CannabisIsPatriotic
#WeFoughtForThisLandLetUsHealOnIt

#VAIsCapable
#Don’tBlameTheToolForTheNeglect
#VeteransDeserveBetter
#NotOverreach—Oversight
#TheGreenPaperIsAccountabilityInPrint

#CannabisIsTheExitWound
#HealingIsDisruption
#FollowTheReliefNotTheRevenue
#TheyProtectThePills
#WeProtectEachOther

#NotCrazy
#JustCorrect
#FixTheLie
#VeteransDeserveStructureNotSpin

“Congress, DEA, FDA, NIDA, VA, HHS—all had a hand in building the machine… now, none of them want to be the one to dismantle it.”

#WeAreTheEvidence
#LivedExperienceIsData
#CoincidenceMyAss
#PublicHealthIsNotActivism

“…when veterans are dying by suicide, overdose, and despair—suppression becomes complicity.”

“These aren’t fair critiques—but they’re real ones. And they’re already circulating in policy circles, conservative think tanks, and federal agencies.”

“You’re not pulling this out of thin air”

(Like the VA — only we actually deliver.)

“This is not just about one study. It’s about decades of gatekeeping, controlled access, and performative allyship.”

“This report is just the beginning of what must be a national reckoning. Veterans, patients, and physicians have spoken the truth for generations. It’s time we stop pretending we don’t know it.”

“One patient, a veteran with AIDS, was quietly provided cannabis grown by the federal government and distributed through the Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital. He may be the only person (aside from Lynn Pierson) to ever officially receive federal marijuana through the VA system. “

“Veterans were trotted out like mascots—photo ops for white coats and nonprofit execs who needed a “face” for their movement. But the second we stepped out of the narrative they wrote for us? The door slammed shut. “

“ The judge declared it was a matter of “medical necessity.” And what did the feds do? They started quietly shipping him marijuana cigarettes grown at the University of Mississippi.”

“The plan was simple: Take the sanitized, citation-soaked research portfolio MAPS submitted to the FDA, drag it out into the daylight, and expose it for what it was—an erasure campaign dressed as progress.”