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After Medical Marijuana Legalized, Medicare Prescriptions Drop For Many Drugs
npr ^ | 07/06/2016

Posted on 07/06/2016 7:19:24 PM PDT by BenLurkin

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1 posted on 07/06/2016 7:19:24 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Get stoned, forget to take meds. Saves money.


2 posted on 07/06/2016 7:22:11 PM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
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To: Islander7

Whai.................................wut?


3 posted on 07/06/2016 7:24:14 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
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To: dainbramaged; beaversmom

For your Interest.


4 posted on 07/06/2016 7:25:01 PM PDT by KC_Lion (Never Killary!)
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To: Islander7

LOL, get stoned. Don’t take gubmint chemdrugs. Complain about ineffective healthcare.


5 posted on 07/06/2016 7:25:43 PM PDT by sagar
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To: BenLurkin
"Insurance plans don't cover it, so patients using marijuana pay out of pocket..."

Those using before it became legal were paying out of pocket...
6 posted on 07/06/2016 7:26:09 PM PDT by stylin19a
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To: BenLurkin

$400 a month! that’s government regulation pricing. Grow your own, save money, save your health. Big Pharma doesn’t like you to take care of yourself.


7 posted on 07/06/2016 7:31:29 PM PDT by visualops (It's the majority of the American people and Trump against the enemies of the republic - Windflier)
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To: stylin19a

They are still paying out of pocket. Insurance does not pay for it. Article says up to $400 a month. More like up to a thousand a month IMO.


8 posted on 07/06/2016 7:33:40 PM PDT by BullDog108 (A Smith & Wesson beats four aces!)
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More like up to a thousand a month IMO.

Dude, you need to slow down. $1000/mo. That's a serious habit you have there.

9 posted on 07/06/2016 7:37:37 PM PDT by BipolarBob (I'm so open minded that you should only think like me.)
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To: BenLurkin

Quinnipiac June 06, 2016 =>

“...American voters support 89 - 9 percent allowing adults to legally use medical marijuana if prescribed by a doctor.”

http://www.qu.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2354


10 posted on 07/06/2016 7:38:54 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: Islander7

Gee, that’s where I was going, too.

Like minds think alike :).


11 posted on 07/06/2016 7:40:38 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: BipolarBob

Lol.


12 posted on 07/06/2016 7:42:26 PM PDT by BullDog108 (A Smith & Wesson beats four aces!)
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To: BenLurkin

Something like, “i could wake up real early, go to a job which i hate and does not fulfill me creatively. Or, (takes a hit) i could wake up at noon, and learn to play the sitar.”

bill hicks


13 posted on 07/06/2016 7:44:53 PM PDT by Dirt for sale (QS)
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To: BipolarBob

I don’t smoke the shit. But I know many that do, both for medical and recreational use. No one buys it in the stores because it is twice as expensive than the street pricrs dp to ridiculous taxes.


14 posted on 07/06/2016 7:45:22 PM PDT by BullDog108 (A Smith & Wesson beats four aces!)
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To: BenLurkin; Islander7

From a posting a couple days ago...

” But THC can also bind to them in much the same way, and when they do, they start messing with your brain’s ability to communicate with itself. The can be a good and a bad thing, because while you might forget something important or suddenly be incapable of swinging a baseball bat, you’ll probably feel amazing, and want to eat all the snacks.”


15 posted on 07/06/2016 7:46:33 PM PDT by aquila48
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< More like up to a thousand a month IMO. Dude, you need to slow down. $1000/mo. That's a serious habit you have there.

With the markup on prescription being as high as it is that might not be but one or two prescriptions. I have a buddy that works as a pharmacist and he says the markup on prescription drugs is outrageous especially since Obamacare. One example was one drug cost them $30 but the drugs cost over $400 if they had insurance. Pissed me off. He says they are mandated to.

16 posted on 07/06/2016 7:48:45 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: jsanders2001

Yeah, I know a thing or two about that. If you need meds, you better have good vibes/connections with a pharmacist. Some meds are 1/10th the price and does the same thing but that’s not what the doctor prescribes. I’m not going to say any more because it’s bad for my blood pressure.


17 posted on 07/06/2016 8:00:17 PM PDT by BipolarBob (I'm so open minded that you should only think like me.)
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To: BenLurkin

Hell grow your own pain relief medicine


18 posted on 07/06/2016 8:06:35 PM PDT by wild74
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To: BenLurkin

The dirty sdcret is that the medical community knows about the endocannabid system in people, and that thc is not the oil they are worried about. It is all the 11-12 other cbd oils in hemp and pot that are not hallucinogenic but offer pain relief and healing, anti nausea, anti inflammatory, etc properties.


19 posted on 07/06/2016 8:33:21 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: rktman

ping


20 posted on 07/06/2016 9:37:01 PM PDT by B4Ranch ("The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.")
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