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The new figures nonetheless bring the total number of Canadian military personnel who have died by suicide over the last decade to 191. That is more than the 158 service members who were killed while serving in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014.
Military commanders have expressed concern about the mental well-being of those in uniform, particularly given the COVID-19 pandemic and a drop in the number of members accessing support services.
Acting defence chief Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre told The Canadian Press last week that he was seeing cracks in the military, including among individual troops who have been working overtime during the pandemic.
Huge Canadian Market Suggests How Useful Cannabis can Be for Veterans
Medical cannabis reimbursements by Veterans Affairs Canada the department within the Government of Canada with responsibility for pensions, benefits and services for war veterans reached an all-time high last year.
In the 2020-21 year ended March 31, 15,369 retired and serving Armed Forces members were reimbursed a total of 119.3 million Canadian dollars ($100 million) for medical cannabis products. That’s a value that is more than Australia’s total medical marijuana market in 2020 and in weight terms, ahead of the European Union’s legal flower market for the same year.
It certainly suggests how useful veterans find cannabis in dealing with PTSD and chronic pain, which unfortunately are more common in this group than civilians.