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Ex-JTF2 soldier becomes medical marijuana advocate for veterans
A former member of Canada’s elite counter-terrorism unit has emerged from the shadows to promote medical marijuana for ailing veterans.
Kevin Whitenect hopes that his message promoting medical cannabis will bring hope to those former soldiers dealing with emotional or physical pain as well as reduce the stigma surrounding its use.
“I saw a value for veterans,” said Whitenect, who spent most of his 17 years in the Canadian Forces with the Ottawa-based Joint Task Force 2 counter-terrorism unit. “I started speaking with veterans who were using (medical cannabis) and started hearing the great stories about how it is getting them off the mind-numbing narcotics they are being issued.”
Whitenect is working as a medical marijuana “ambassador” for CannaConnect, a Toronto-based company that acts as a middleman to bring together licensed medicinal marijuana producers, doctors, and users.
Whitenect, who runs his own private security company in Toronto, isn’t receiving any...
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