In some medical news, according to news agencies, after medical marijuana has been legalized, predictably, there has been a significant drop in the demand for many popular drugs. That is incredible news indeed.
There are many factors which have been responsible for that
Firstly, prescription drug prices never came down. In fact, they used to keep climbing steadily and corrupt pharmaceutical companies used to keep gaining more profits from that.
Secondly, several research firms which noticed and published medical journals on the side effects of these medications has given rise to elderly patients and those dependant on drugs to seek other and better alternatives in the form of herbal medications which are not only effective, but also come with no or less side effects when compared to traditional medications.
What does research say?
Research published medical journals have found that in most states, which have legalized the medical marijuana, recommended for anxiety or depression, and chronic pain, has seen severe decline in the demand for Medicare prescriptions.
The reason for that decline, without any doubt is because of legalizing medical marijuana. The states of Pennsylvania and Ohio have passed laws which allow the drug for therapeutic purposes, which make it legal now in 25 states.
You would be surprised to know that marijuana used for health purposes have saved Medicare more than $160 in the year 2013.
Now this is a multibillion-dollar program. According to W. David Bradford, who is a professor of public policy at the University of Georgia and one of the study’s authors, feels that there is nothing to panic at the moment.
He said that, “We wouldn’t say that saving money is the reason to adopt this. But it should be part of the discussion,” he added. “We think it’s pretty good indirect evidence that people is using this as medication.”
He also said that, “The study’s authors are separately investigating the effect medical marijuana could have on prescriptions covered by Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for low-income people. Though this research is still being finalized, they found a greater drop in prescription drug payments there.”
Though it is still in a datable stage at the moment, medical marijuana can trigger questions about the practice of medicine.
