Safer Veterans
Australia
A CAMPAIGN FOR HEALING, NOT SEDATION
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MAY 2026 cOMMONWEALTH OMBUDSMAN SUBMISSION
After five years of campaigning, 28 formal letters to Ministers, a Royal Commission submission, and engagement with over 34,000 petition supporters we formally lodged a 175 page complaint with the Commonwealth Ombudsman regarding DVA's medicinal cannabis policy for veterans with treatment-resistant PTSD and TBI. The submission documents DVA's inconsistent evidence standards, the Royal Commission findings on polypharmacy mortality risk, international veteran program data, and specific requests for the Ombudsman to investigate and make recommendations for change.
Click the link to go to our May 2026 Commonwealth Ombudsman submission
THE CRISIS
Too many veterans return home only to be silenced by a system that misunderstands their suffering. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) refuses to acknowledge the ECS in mental health treatment, leaving veterans with treatment-resistant PTSD and TBI stuck:
On outdated polypharmacy treatments that may increase suicide risk
Without access to therapies that actually work
At risk of criminalisation for trying to heal
WHAT WE’RE FIGHTING FOR
Safer Veterans Australia & No More Zombie Veterans are calling for:
Recognition of the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) in veteran healthcare
Department of Veterans Affairs approval and funding for endocannabinoid based treatments for veterans suffering treatment resistant PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury
Policy reform that reflects science, lived experience, and basic human rights
We’re not anti-medicine. We’re anti-suffering.
WHO WE ARE
We are veterans, doctors, researchers, and families united by one goal: to stop the silent epidemic of overmedicated, under-supported veterans. We believe our veterans deserve more than survival. They deserve healing, options, and the truth
JOIN OUR FIGHT
Veterans gave everything—now they need your voice. Support Safer Veterans Australia & No More Zombie Veterans in demanding DVA reform for ECS-based treatments and an end to veteran suffering.
