Insurance coverage for MMJ - An article for the industry

Here is an article written for the insurance industry by the insurance industry:

http://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/medical-marijuana-considerations-for-plan-sponsors-51707

I like the comment below that article
"If only it were 100% legal to grow and posses, then all these questions and problems would not exist. Hurray for government interference! long live bureaucracy and red tape!"

That comment was pretty good. The article didn't really mention anything we don't already know though. The MMPR is unaffordable, insurance companies won't cover anything without a DIN or PIN, patients are the one's suffering while the corporatization of cannabis carries on. Fucking Harper.

The Veterans Affairs Canada expenditures for the purchase of medical marijuana have exploded since the Department has agreed to provide its beneficiaries in 2008.
In six years, the quantity purchased increased from 898 grams (in 200 to 70,360 g (in 2013). This is an increase of 7835% in relation to the quantities and 2355% in terms of costs. "This increase is due to increased eligible veterans, approved by Health Canada, who applied for a refund number" simply the ministry said in an email exchange with Le Droit.

MEDICAL MARIJUANA

2008

$ 14,993

898 grams

2009

$ 32,912

2248 grams

2010

$ 61,214

7866 grams

2011

$ 85,360

14511 grams

2012

$ 254,261

47511 grams

2013 (December 12)

$ 353,156

70360 grams

lot of dudes fucked up both physically and mentally from being in the Canadian Forces. I salute them all.

So just under 900g in 2008 and over 70000g 5 years later. I think it's great. Funny how there's no mention about how this part of the VA program has grown over 5 years. I just found it amusing how the government always talks about the growth if the mmar not being it's intended purpose yet this particular group of people go unmentioned. It's sort if a double standard.

the probable how it's grown the last 5 years is because of Afghanistan with the physical injuries/pain and of course PTSD, which would have to give a big thanks to the US Military for using MMJ to treat their soldiers with it first, finding great results. So another thought would be first line services like nurses, doctors firefighters and of course police would probably have better experiences treating their PTSD injuries