CANNAConsumer Magazine August 2017 | Page 59

Patrick

Kinser

Patrick Kinser

is the founder and Chief Compliance Officer at Golden State Compliance, a California company that practices regulatory compliance for small and commercial sized marijuana businesses. He holds a B.S. in Crop and Soil Science from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctor from American University’s law school. With 10+ years of active duty service as an Infantry Marine and four combat tours, he provides a worldly perspective on legislative and policy issues affecting veterans.

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Veterans Cannabis is a Colorado based organization offering Supportive Services, Education Services, Holistic Healing, and Media Services to veterans

Veterans Ending The Stigma was established by disabled veterans of the numerous armed forces upon the virtues of camaraderie, social responsibility and continued education as an effective means to achieve independence and autonomy of the individual from unique and limiting circumstances. Through constructive discourse and meaningful dialogue, we hope to open lines of communication with target individuals and organizations in an effort to dissolve stigmas often attributed to those who have honorably served their nation, only to become marginalized and disenfranchised by the same society they so valiantly served.

Weed for Warriors Project was started in the San Francisco Bay Area by an OEF United States Marine Corps Veteran who found relief from his service connected disabilities through medical marijuana and the fellowship of other like minded Veterans within the cannabis community. With the help of organizations like SANTA CRUZ VETERANS ALLIANCE, Weed for Warriors Project is able to provide Veterans with medical marijuana information, a safe place to fellowship with other Veterans and safe access to free medicine with proof of service/ current medical recommendation.

The National Veterans Foundation (NVF) has taken reasonable steps to vet this list of Veteran resources. We believe them to be good programs working in good faith to assist veterans. In some cases, we have a direct experience in working with these organizations. In other cases, we are recommending them based on their reputation and the information we have available.

The NVF does not guarantee any particular outcome from any of these resources and is not liable for any negative outcomes any group or individual may experience. Please contact us directly at 888-777-4443 or our contact page with any feedback or questions about a particular resource listed here.

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