Medical Marijuana and its impact on government medical spending.

[Markass]

It's because pharmaceutical companies have tons of influence on our government..and synthetic THC pills are much more profitable than a flower..no R & D with cannabis so no excuse to jack cost up..

Markass Reviewed by Markass on 12-18-2009. Medical Marijuana and its impact on government medical spending. Medical Marijuana and its impact on government medical spending. Why have I heard nothing in this new health care plan about medical marijuana? The government is saving a ton of money due to the growth in the medical marijuana industry, but no one is talking about it in a real way. I have decided that I may have a unique perspective on this issue and have decided to throw my two cents in on the topic. First of all, I am a female under 40 with severe and debilitating Fibromyalgia, the kind Rating: 5

[BreezyKiefAir]

Hi Mad1010,

I completely agree. I have no problems paying some for my meds... that is only fair. But I wanna know the money I spend helps others like me. I also don't need to be paying 50% of my income to stay barely comfortable. I'd like to be able to pay a reasonable precentage of my income and have all the medicine my body requires. I know that may seem a little unrealistic, but a girl in pain can dream. lol

Here in Colorado it is the wild wild west right now. If I happen to have to go somewhere other than my primary caregiver, my $$$ will probably end up in a growing bank account of some green gold rush eyed caregiver who could really care less if I have effective meds or not.

Also in the non-profit model there is room for patients to preform services for compensation in medicine. The Patient works at the dispensary/caregivers location according to the patients abilities and the dispensary/caregivers needs. My caregiver is for profit (there seem to be no NONprofit dispensaries near me), but regularly trades my services in clerical/computer work either from home or in his office for meds when I am strapped for cash.

[BreezyKiefAir]

Absolutely! It is criminal the amount of influence the drug companies have. I was on so many medications before I got on the registry.... Number of traditional prescriptions I take daily now - ZERO.

Now the government was paying for all those meds through medicare/medicaid, plus all the doctor visits to get, maintain, and change dosing on those prescriptions right? Some of those meds by themselves cost the government thousands of dollars a month!:wtf:

I always felt guilty about my personal burden on the American Taxpayers. But this year I don't have to feel guilty cause I have a Christmas present to the American Taxpayer. I got on the MMJ registry. Now I do not go to the mainstream doc unless I need antibiotics, am off all prescriptions, and have even quit tobacco (been struggling to do that for more than a decade!). :hippy:

The government is saving many thousands of dollars a year on me alone, and yet I have to struggle to obtain this money saver for the American taxpayer. That much cut in government spending on the part of an individual... I should get a freaking medal or something LOL

Herb Herb Herb Merry Christmas American Taxpayer:jointsmile:!

[Storm Crow]

I made the list to be shared. :thumbsup: (Thought you'd like it! lol) I belong to about 30 MJ sites, but there are SO many- I'll take any help I can get!

And you can get your own forwardable copy in WORD or PDF by sending an email to the address at the bottom of my sig. It makes a good (and free ) holiday present to all the cannabis users, doctors and politicians on your card list! Share it around, we need to educate everyone!


Granny :hippy:

[BreezyKiefAir]

When your total family income is less than $1100 a month due to SSD/SSI, you can absolutely be forced back on the streets to get your medicine.

My medical condition requires a minimum of 1/8 oz of smokeable every 3 days to just to keep me off narcotics, not crying, and not be stuck in bed. I have NEVER had the pleasure of having enough medicine on hand to decide on what a good "comfortable" dosing schedule would be, even though I do have a relatively compassionate caregiver.

What I am trying to say is that there is something fundamentally very wrong with the fact that I am to poor to even know what the appropriate dosage for my amount of pain is, yet the government is saving a bunch of cash and the MMj industry is getting the "lion's share" of the rest of my income. It is frustrating to feel like you are falling through the cracks even further. It is frustrating to see others get wealthy while you starve. Sometimes you feel invisible, and I know for a fact I am not the only one out there feeling this.

My dream is to be able to get some land and set up an initial grow op that would end up growing into a Nonprofit MMj retreat/community/caregiver for patients like me to be able to get their medicine and/or live in a more affordable and kind setting, using their personal talents to benefit the community.

While I have the heart and the ability to do this work (given time and medication), I unfortunately have no capital for such a venture and am praying the universe will see fit to make it happen. I have researched many aspects of this and it is very feasible, however getting investment in such a venture is not my forte.

I live in an RV and am willing to set up shop in any state with a registry. This kind of setting would be great publicity for a "for profit" dispensary who could also offer my nonprofit meds cheap to their own low income patients. inquire further at [email protected]

Is there someone, anyone out there who hears my plea and wants to help me actually do something other than sit in online forums and b*&@h about the problem and hope someone does something? I have plans, just need some help bringing them to fruition.

I have this planned out so that I could be self sufficient (NO MORE SSI/SSD and I could actually contribute to charities instead of needing help from them!) and never have to worry about being hungry or without my necessary medicine as well. In time, many others could be helped with food and medicine grown on the land.

Want to know what I'm looking at for my dream?: search [email protected] at
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