The U.S. military has taken great pains to communicate to service members that CBD is off limits. And, apparently at one point, that included staging and filming a fictional press conference on the policy, where questions touched on hypotheticals like the eating cannabis-infused burritos and washing cats with CBD shampoos.<\/p>\n
Around the time that the Department of Defense (DOD) codified its rules around the non-intoxicating cannabinoid<\/a> in 2019, the military released the fake \u201cCBD Policy Press Conference,\u201d which it described as a \u201chumorous look\u201d at the serious policy.<\/p>\n\n The department isn\u2019t newly publicizing this three-year-old video, but it recently showed up on a web search result that Marijuana Moment picked up on. And in the interest of informing the public, we couldn\u2019t in good conscience let this one go unnoticed.<\/p>\n Numerous military branches have addressed CBD use in the years since\u2014and some, like the Air Force, have discussed the ban in lighthearted terms\u2014but the DOD production took the idea of a cannabis PSA to a new level.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the transcript of the fictional military news briefing<\/a> on CBD:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n DOD spokesperson:<\/strong> Thank you for coming today. We just want to reiterate that the DOD\u2019s policy on CBD is that it cannot be used by service members for any reason due to its unregulated nature and the possibility of THC. If a service member has a positive drug test, CBD is not a valid excuse. I can now take a few questions.<\/p>\n Reporter #1:<\/strong> What about CBD oil?<\/p>\n DOD spokesperson:<\/strong> Again, service members cannot take any kind of CBD\u2014food, oils, lotions, et cetera.<\/p>\n Reporter #2:<\/strong> What about CBD lotion?<\/p>\n DOD spokesperson:<\/strong> That would fall into the classification of any kind of CBD.<\/p>\n Reporter #2:<\/strong> So that would be a no?<\/p>\n DOD spokesperson:<\/strong> That\u2019s be a definite no.<\/p>\n Reporter #3:<\/strong> What if it\u2019s in a ganja-guac burrito with CBD aioli at Nacho Camacho\u2019s?<\/p>\n DOD spokesperson:<\/strong> The sauce has CBD in it?<\/p>\n Reporter #3:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n DOD spokesperson:<\/strong> Then no, the service member cannot eat that.<\/p>\n Reporter #4:<\/strong> What about dandruff shampoo for cats with that amazing CBD enhancer?<\/p>\n DOD spokesperson:\u00a0<\/strong>Service members cannot use any type of CBD. I would suggest the cat learn to clean itself, which I was under the impression that\u2019s pretty much all they do in the first place\u2026. Wow. Read my lips. No CBD. No exceptions. Those are the rules. It\u2019s not worth losing your career.<\/p>\n And\u2026 scene.<\/p>\n This is all responsive to a federal policy change. When Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp and its derivatives like CBD were federally legalized, opening up a large commercial market for the cannabinoid.<\/p>\n After its initial 2019 announcement (and the release of this video), DOD more broadly reaffirmed that CBD is off limits to service members in earlier notices published in 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n About one year after hemp was federally legalized, the Air Force sent out a notice that\u00a0similarly warned against using CBD products<\/a>\u00a0that are commonly found on the market. A Massachusetts base of the Air Force told pilots last year that they could face disciplinary action for\u00a0possessing any type of hemp product<\/a>, even if it\u2019s \u201cfor your pet.\u201d<\/p>\n Officials with the military branch also said the previous year that it wants its members to be extra careful\u00a0around \u201cgrandma\u2019s miracle sticky buns\u201d<\/a>\u00a0that might contain marijuana.<\/p>\n The Navy, for its part, issued an initial notice in 2018 informing ranks that\u00a0they\u2019re barred from using CBD and hemp products<\/a>\u00a0no matter their legality. Then in 2020 it released an update\u00a0explaining why it enacted the rule change<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Naval War College has gone so far as to warn Sailors and Marines about new hemp products on the market,\u00a0issuing a notice earlier this month<\/a>\u00a0that says members can drink a new Pepsi-owned Rockstar energy drink that contains hemp seed oil.<\/p>\n The Coast Guard said that\u00a0sailors can\u2019t use marijuana<\/a>\u00a0or visit state-legal dispensaries.<\/p>\n A factor that may have influenced these policy updates is that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration\u00a0released guidance to federal agency drug program coordinators<\/a>\u00a0in 2019 that outlined concerns about THC turning up in CBD products and causing failed drug tests. The agency\u00a0issued an updated warning<\/a>\u00a0in 2020 after several more states voted to legalize marijuana.<\/p>\n That said, a general recently said that the Air Force and Space Force are reviewing marijuana policies<\/a> and are considering a \u201ccommon sense\u201d change that could give potential recruits a pass if they test positive for cannabis.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has separately faced criticism over its stance on cannabis issues.<\/p>\n In March, for example, VA made clear that it\u00a0won\u2019t provide support for treatment involving marijuana<\/a>\u00a0as part of a new grants program aimed at preventing veteran suicide.<\/p>\n VA\u2019s position on marijuana has been a source of consistent frustration for advocates and veteran service organizations who have been pushing for expanded research into the therapeutic potential of cannabis.<\/p>\n Growing Majority Of Minnesotans Support Marijuana Legalization, State Fair Poll Conducted By Lawmakers Finds<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Photo courtesy of Defense Visual Information Distribution Service<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Military\u2019s Fake Press Conference Warns Against CBD-Infused Burritos And Cat Shampoo For Service Members<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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