Way to reduce Medicare Gov. costs - legalize weed

[packman]

Medical marijuana is having a positive impact on the bottom line of Medicare’s prescription drug benefit program in states that have legalized its use for medicinal purposes, according to University of Georgia researchers in a study published today in the July issue of Health Affairs.

The savings, due to lower prescription drug use, were estimated to be $165.2 million in 2013, a year when 17 states and the District of Columbia had implemented medical marijuana laws. The results suggest that if all states had implemented medical marijuana the overall savings to Medicare would have been around $468 million.

$468 Million - a lot could be done with that savings.

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https://scienceblog.com/485506/research-finds-medical-marijuana-lowers-prescription-drug-use/

[MADem]

1. And this is why big pharma fought against legalization for so long.

They wanted those profits for themselves.