How Marijuana Can Help Reduce Prescription Drug Use

‘Medical marijuana has been known to help treat chronic pain and nausea but a new study suggests that pot also decreases the use of opiates and prescription painkillers.
If every state in the U.S. were to legalize the substance, Americans would save millions of dollars a year through the federal Medicare program, a review of spending in states that have approved the drug for medical purposes suggests. The total savings come out to $468 million a year, a jump from the $165 million saved in 2013 on prescription drugs in Washington D.C. and the 17 states where pot is legal.’
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