Veterans Affairs committee  We had to do that for a lot of years before we had oil coverage as well. Obviously, Veterans Affairs did not cover the oil originally, so a lot of the older, original patients had to take the dried cannabis that one would consider as smokable and then convert that into some form

Veterans Affairs committee  Some would respond very well. I know that for me, dealing with the stigma of actually having to smoke or vaporize cannabis has not always been the best for me or my social life. I will actually slightly disagree with Dr. Hurd on the smoking or vaporizing portion, as I've seen th

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, ma'am.

Veterans Affairs committee  With our evidence specifically, we would be more than happy to share it with Veterans Affairs. It is a sampling of veterans—mostly veterans. We have some civilian patients as well. If we can take a look at that—it's able to be extrapolated; it's a very comprehensive system—and

Veterans Affairs committee  I can speak to that from my own experience when I was getting out of the military. Granted, it was a few years ago. We used to call it “the death rattle” when troops would be walking down the hallway and they had three or four bottles of pills, of God knows what, in their pockets

Veterans Affairs committee  That's fantastic.

Veterans Affairs committee  Very much so.

Veterans Affairs committee  Very much so. There is no one-size-fits-all treatment with regard to cannabis. My post-traumatic stress disorder may be very different from that of another vet sitting beside me who witnessed even the same incidents. I found that the amount prescribed is generally in correlatio

Veterans Affairs committee  Because it works, sir. Veterans are very community organized. If we're sitting in a hole together in Afghanistan, and I find a really good way to clean my rifle, I'll tell you. If I find a really good way to move from point A to point B and not get blown up, I'll tell you. We a

Veterans Affairs committee  Specifically regarding veterans in rural areas?

Veterans Affairs committee  As we found, a lot of veterans, specifically those who are struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression retire into very rural areas. They want to live at peace; they don't want to deal with the hustle and bustle of city life. We found abilities to still be able

Veterans Affairs committee  We are not at this time. We would love to. We would relish the opportunity to work closely with Veterans Affairs Canada. When we're taking patients in on an initial prescription, we obviously ask them what medications they're currently on and check with the medical staff to make

Veterans Affairs committee  It's online in our own program. It's in a medical program known as EMR, electronic records management.

Veterans Affairs committee  With Spartan it's a mix of both. We found that the average age of our patients is somewhere around the late forties to mid fifties. A lot of those patients will be covered by the Pension Act, as well as received subsequent payments for different ailments. If somebody broke their

Veterans Affairs committee  Usually not, but some do. I tend not to. Most of the patients that we deal with deal with Veterans Affairs remotely through My VAC Account. The younger generation, usually those under 40 are high users of My VAC Account. Then again, it's individualized. Someone with severe PTSD