Medical Mari jane and taxes

[copobo]

the IRS is a federal agency.

that's all I have to say about that, until we are off Schedule I and Federal Law (not some memo) protects us.

[sarah louise]

I think your thoughts are reversed as we have the Dr.'s recomdation just not a written prescription but at the same time when I buy my insulin all I need to do is buy a box of needles as my insulin prescription tell's the pharmasist that I need needles to take my insulin..not much differance and as far as my thinking it is a necessisity to buy to take the other medicine...I honestly think it should be covered as a prescription on my long form as I do have the amount needed to claim it on my taxes. and at 300 dollars plus a month that is an added 3600 dollars a year on my legal medicine.

I don't. The difference is that your doctor, not only recommends the use of insulin for diabetes, but s/he also prescribes a certain type of insulin at a certain dosage range. The needles are just equipment, same as my prescription for asthma medication also covers the reusable plastic inhaler that comes separately. I don't need secondary documentation for a new inhaler, I just ask the pharmacist when I need one.

Good luck with it all. If you decide to do it, let us know the results. If successful there are a lot of people who could possibly get the government to foot some of the bill.