Not only should this program be available to returning vets, but it should also be permitted for those currently serving. Too many soldiers are killed in drunk driving accidents. Some of the soldiers turn to the bottle after losing a comrade. Then they drive drunk. If they could substitute cannabis for alcohol there would be less drunk driving deaths. Alcohol and tobacco have killed infinitely more than cannabis ever has or ever will. Before anyone says it....I know....there has only been one reported death associated with cannabis and that was actually from mold spores. So, my statement is still true. The misconception that we are all just "pot heads and want to get high" needs to be changed. I know a few of the producers and I think there should be a group photo showing the public "the faces of the industry". People would be surprised to find a typical business person and not a bunch of "pot heads". Same for the patients....has the DOH ever put together statistics indicating the average age of the NM MCP patient? I will bet the average age is in the 50s. Len has been in the papers a few times....does he look like a "pot head"? Call your local legislators, tell them to keep our program safe. I need to check current proposed bills....is Mr. Smith at it again this session? I thought he backed off last year after getting some education about the program.