Friday, October 23, 2009

CBS News Asks the Tough Question ... Will Insurance Cover Medical Marijuana?

Well at least someone is looking at this question.  CBS news brings up a great point that even if medical marijuana is legalized, how will insurance companies cover it.

Here are some of the reasons why they cannot or will not cover it.
  • It is not FDA approved
  • A Physician can not prescribe medical marijuana, they only can recommend it
  • It is untested medically
  • Marijuana has multiple compounds so how does the FDA begin to test it
  • There is no way to regulate the dosages
It guess if patients want it that badly they will have to continue to pay for it themselves.
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2 comments:

  1. Reverend DracoOctober 29, 2009 at 8:37 AM

    Untested medically? Surely you jest - there is 5,000 years worth of documented medical use.
    And, there is certainly a way to regulate the dosage - smoke less, lower dosage - smoke more, higher dosage. Duh.

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  2. KMKPROPHETOctober 29, 2009 at 4:52 PM

    Oh yes it has been approved by the FDA have you not heard of marinol? It is a fact that THC has medical value why else would they have put it in the Holy Anointing Oil?

    And all this is beside the point... It's my body..keep your laws off of my unalienable rights.

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