The way States could save a bundle would be to have the people that need Maranol or Dronabinol the two ( MARIJUANA PILLS ) that ONLY has 100 % THC, ( This is what the Federal Government say's has no medical value ) and by the way the pill lacks the cannabinoids of the plant that many people need and how many of you know we are BORN with cannabinoid receptors.
Now to save the cost of these pills, and by the way, the Dronabinol cost the State $ 1,724.00 per Month for just ( 90 ) of these Ten Mg Pills. Now if you look at a very low ball figure say 20,000 people on this drug, IF the sick or those that want to help them grew the plant, it would be a savings to the state of $3,448,619.69.
Add that figure by just five years and you would have a saving of 17,243,098.45 Now I know the next worry of Government will be that EVERYONE IS GROWING, to stop that, you have people that want to grow sign up with their local Police Dept. Also if someone wants to Grow it for the sick and they are NOT the caregiver, them have them get a business Lic. And tax that, Plus if the State would allow it to be sold to the NON-Sick then they could Tax those sales instead of all that cash going into the Black Market.
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