Now that 18 states plus the District of Columbia are permitting medical marijuana (although the federal government still does not), the natural question arises: Who pays for it?
It appears that the answer is if you want to use it, you'll pay for it yourself. That's because health insurers generally do not provide coverage for medical marijuana.
An article discussing the issue, entitled, “Advocates Of Medical Marijuana Face Another Hurdle: Insurance Coverage,” is available at: http://www.netnebraska.org/node/826649.
Victoria Spears
Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].