No wonder the Republican leaders don't want to legalize, their big
corporate donors can't handle the competition.


"Rusty Williams is the patient advocate on the West Virginia Medical
Cannabis Advisory Board. He said a survey of states that have legalized
medical marijuana showed a sharp drop in Medicaid drug spending.

"They're seeing a collective annual savings of $156 billion,€� Williams
said. €œPeople are opting to pay out-of-pocket for cannabis rather than
have their insurance pay for pharmaceuticals."

also
"On a human level, they point to a study in the Journal of the American
Medical Association finding states with legal medical cannabis saw an
average 25 percent reduction in opiate overdoses. "

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