{"id":6376,"date":"2016-07-19T09:31:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T09:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cannitrol.com\/\/?p=6376"},"modified":"2016-07-19T09:31:33","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T09:31:33","slug":"reefer-madness-medical-marijuana-is-already-saving-165m-per-year-for-medicare-forbes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/reefer-madness-medical-marijuana-is-already-saving-165m-per-year-for-medicare-forbes\/","title":{"rendered":"Reefer Madness! Medical Marijuana Is Already Saving $165M Per Year For Medicare &#8211; Forbes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/reefer-madness-medical-marijuana-is-already-saving-165m-per-year-for-medicare-forbes\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"7\" style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNFJ3PQc7zyJ3c1YkPjihwCCyt3kxg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779162175427&amp;ei=lvGNV5CPFcGe3QGo6JGwBg&amp;url=http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/stevensalzberg\/2016\/07\/18\/reefer-madness-medical-marijuana-is-already-saving-165-million-in-medicare-costs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/t0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR1zEPCWu-ha7MqrV5MeDiWgUeqKG-bXinLeaANwOLltzecC1U-7RzTQDA308eedRFF0gTCwXM\" alt=\"\" border=\"1\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\"><br \/><font size=\"-2\">Forbes<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"j\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:0.8em;\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lh\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNFJ3PQc7zyJ3c1YkPjihwCCyt3kxg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779162175427&amp;ei=lvGNV5CPFcGe3QGo6JGwBg&amp;url=http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/stevensalzberg\/2016\/07\/18\/reefer-madness-medical-marijuana-is-already-saving-165-million-in-medicare-costs\/\"><b>Reefer Madness! Medical <b>Marijuana<\/b> Is Already Saving $165M Per Year For Medicare<\/b><\/a><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><b><font color=\"#6f6f6f\">Forbes<\/font><\/b><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\">This news will give anti-<b>marijuana<\/b> crusaders fits. A new study in the journal Health Affairs looked in great detail at prescription drug usage in U.S. states that have legalized medical <b>marijuana<\/b>. 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Medical <b>Marijuana<\/b> Is Already Saving $165M Per Year For Medicare<\/b><\/a><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><b><font color=\"#6f6f6f\">Forbes<\/font><\/b><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\">This news will give anti-<b>marijuana<\/b> crusaders fits. A new study in the journal Health Affairs looked in great detail at prescription drug usage in U.S. states that have legalized medical <b>marijuana<\/b>. 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