If you are a Veteran (or the primary caregiver to a Veteran) who is interested in participating in the MississippiMedicalMarijuanas.com Veteran Cannabis Support Program (VCSP), please review the program information below for more details. If you would like to apply to be a part of the Veteran Cannabis Support Program, please fill out the application at the bottom of this page.
The Veteran Cannabis Support Program (VCSP) offers subsidies to prescribing physicians and dispensaries in exchange for them providing free & discounted services to the Veteran community. However, as the Veteran Cannabis Support Program is NOT a government program, and the subsidies are being covered personally by MississippiMedicalMarijuanas.com, there are limits in place.
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Prescribing physicians & dispensaries will receive Veteran applications on a first-come, first-served bases. So if you are wanting to participate in the Veteran Cannabis Support Program, please make sure your application is submitted as soon as possible.
All Veterans who are approved for the VCSP will receive 15% off their cannabis purchases at participating dispensaries. Veterans who are approved to receive a $50 allotment from a dispensary, may only receive one $50 allotment per month. We are expecting a huge number of applicants, so we have to limit the number of $50 VCSP allotments to 1 per Veteran per month, to make sure as many Veteran applicants get help each month as possible.
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In order to fill out the Veteran Cannabis Support Program application, you must follow the steps below in order.
Create a user account (free) here:
You will receive an email asking you to activate your account. You must activate your account.
*Email usually arrives within 5 mintues. If you do not receive the email, please check your spam!
After your account is activated, you then need to return to this page, and submit the application below.
*Step #1 simply gives you access to the VCSP application, it does NOT enroll you. In order to apply for the VCSP you MUST submit the application below.
A member of our team will respond back to you within 72-hours, and request your DD-214.
We verify your veteran status, and will send you a printable & digital VCSP ID Card, with your unique VCSP ID Number.
You will need to present this card in order to get your discounts, free certification, cannabis subsidy, etc. We HAVE to use these ID cards to verify & keep track of everything to ensure the program does not get taken advantage of.
No, we only ask for the DD-214 to verify that you are a Veteran. After you have been verified, the file is immediately deleted.
No. If they are a VCSP participating dispensary they have already committed to giving 15% off to all VCSP-verified Veteran members.
YES. For Veterans who are facing financial hardship, you have to be approved by each participating dispensary. We try to match you with a participating dispensary closest to you, and then submit your application to them. They will review the applications, and approve/deny each application based on a clear set of parameters we have given to each dispensary to help prevent anyone from gaming the system.
Those facing the worst financial hardship, or who need medical cannabis in order to be physically/mentally fit enough to seek out employment … will receive priority review.
Example #1:
A Veteran who is using medical cannabis because the cartilage in their knees have been blown out, or a disk has been ruptured, so they are in debilitating pain. They are a hard worker, and want to work, however this debilitating pain means they literally can not stand or sit for more than 2-3 hours at a time. As such, they have not been able to find or hold a job. However, with medical cannabis, they can now find work, and get back on their feet.
Example #2:
A veteran who is using medical cannabis because the cartilage in their knees have been blown out, or a disk has been ruptured, so they are in debilitating pain. Veteran #2 is facing financial hardship, but holds a steady job.
Who get’s the allotment?
In this scenario, while both Veterans need help, Veteran #1 would be chosen by the dispensary, as it would allow Veteran #1 to find employment. Employment means housing, food, & stability. It means one less homeless Veteran, or Veteran at risk of being homeless.
These are tuff decisions, and we can’t help everyone. But we are doing the best we can, with what we have, to get help to Veterans who need it the most.
Depends. Right now, the dispensaries will prioritize applications on a case-by-case basis (examples in the question above) each month. Being approved does not guarantee an allotment each month. However, if your primary dispensary is not capable of taking you that month, let us know, and we can see if another dispensary has availability left in their 10 slots to help.
*Veteran Cannabis Support Program Eligibility Rules & Requirements For Allotments May Be Changed Or Updated As The Program Develops And More Information Is Gathered On The Needs Of Veterans, How To Best Help Them, & How To Make It As Simple as Possible For Everyone.
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Acceptable Forms Of Proof (Right Now. More May Be Added Later)
You must be logged in to view & submit the Veteran Support Program application form. You can sign up for a free account here.
Veteran Cannabis Support Program Eligibility Rules & Requirements For Allotments May Be Changed Or Updated As The Program Develops And More Information Is Gathered On The Needs Of Veterans & How To Best Help Them.
