A new report shows that Medicare users and medical marijuana patients have a lot in common.
Two-thirds of those polled said they agreed with a statement that medical marijuana should be covered by Medicare.
Interestingly, current medical marijuana users aren’t all that keen on having Medicare cover cannabis. Their responses suggest that Medicare coverage could increase the price of the product, resulting in them paying more in the long run for their preferred product.
Survey results also indicate that 31 per cent of Medicare users oppose the plan’s coverage of marijuana, citing a lack of research and knowledge on the drug as the main reason for their reticence.
Medicare is federal health insurance for people over the age of 65, a demographic that includes many medical marijuana users. In recent years, it’s been reported that seniors have increased their medical marijuana use steadily,
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