The $5B Challenge Medical Marijuana Poses to Big Pharma

See, it’s not just about “the science” (which is very predominantly on the side of medical cannabis, whenever the research is allowed)… …and it’s not just about the unreasoning opposition by people whose nightmares and thoughts are inhabited by visions of reefer madness stereotypes….

….it’s also very importantly about the money….

…specifically the money whole plant medical cannabis is starting to take out of the profits of the pharmaceutical industry (and others), which happily or horribly – depending on whether you’re a patient or someone who profits handsomely from the sales of prescription drugs generally far more dangerous that medical cannabis….

….e.g., to the tune of $5 billion (with a “b”) per year if patients increasingly keep choosing cannabis over what they see as the undesirable side effects of that industry’s offerings…. …as is happening more and more….

Read on for the story from the front lines of a struggle between profits and people….

#MMJ #FollowTheMoney #Pharma #UTpol #UtahNext #GetSerious #TRUCE

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