Germany Health Insurance Providers May Cover Medical Marijuana
Medical cannabis has seen a rather dramatic political renaissance over the past two decades. Until California passed Proposition 215, there were no states with legal marijuana. Today, 28 states and Washington, D.C., have legal marijuana while medical use has supermajority support among American voters. Medicinal use laws clearly help increase the support for adult use by non-patients as more people become educated about cannabis use. Medical cannabis laws have also been implemented around the globe, with nations like Canada and Germany instituting federal policies. In 2017, Germany will hopefully be a trendsetter by allowing health insurance policies cover the cost of patients’ medical cannabis.
MerryJane.com covered Germany’s recent progress on the medical front:
The Federal Ministry of Health initiated a new medical cannabis bill and is currently awaiting approval from the German Bundestag, the country’s national parliament. Headed by the current Federal Health Minister Hermann Groehe, the objective
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