No-fault insurance coverage could not cover medical marijuna under Michigan bill

http://www.michiganradio.org/post/no-fault-insurance-coverage-could-not-cover-medical-marijuna-under-michigan-bill

People injured in auto crashes would not be allowed to use their no-fault coverage to pay for medical marijuana to treat chronic pain under a bill approved by a legislative committee.

The measure is one of several proposed new restrictions to Michigan’s medical marijuana law.

The law was enacted by voters in 2008.

Peter Kuhnmuench is with the Insurance Institute of Michigan, which supports the measure. He says insurance coverage was not supposed to be part of the medical marijuana law.

"So I think it’s pretty clear, yes, they want to utilize this is as a medical procedure, but at the same hand, not force any carrier to cover it as a covered service."

Kuhnmuench says the bill would not prohibit someone from buying additional coverage that might pay for medical marijuana.

Medical marijuana patients say the law should not specifically ban one treatment for people facing chronic pain from an injury.

This is an interesting one...I was actually talking with the wifey recently about this. I think that if insurance companies get involved...we are going to see the pharm. companies get into the biz..

And if that happens you can kiss your ability to grow your own goodbye.

What fact is missing is that although Michigan is a "no fault state", you still have liability limits on your auto and home. That coverage is used IF YOU cause death, dismemberment, or DISABILITY to another driver. So in essence, if you fuck up and hurt someone, perhaps your coverage will pay for their meds? You get a card, your legal, your not using YOUR no fault coverage, only the courts can decide that one.

Be interesting to see this one play out some day.

now we're talkin-

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They can't pay for our meds untill the Feds reconize them as MEDS....it's the same with our guns, now they don't want us to buy guns for the same reason....this shit sucks!

yea!-

this shit sucks. LOL.

the insurance company can do whatever it wants. medical marijuana insurance, get in a crash, buy their herb. kinda like aflac.