Food and Drug Administration<\/a>, which is unlikely to consider reviewing it until it is reclassified to a lower schedule.<\/p>\nThe classification of this drug also makes efficacy research extremely difficult, which is essential to creating a prescription form of it. Without this, finding an insurance company that is willing to offer coverage is unlikely. Having marijuana legal in some states and illegal in others makes it complicated for large carriers to craft a policy, as it could not be rolled out nationally.<\/p>\n
What Is the Future of Medical Marijuana?<\/h2>\n
The legalization of marijuana has been gaining momentum over the past few years; with that comes a surge in the marijuana growing industry. This increase has allowed those in the community to invest heavily in lobbying. This means change on the federal level could be coming sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n
As for you, the choice to offer medical marijuana benefits is entirely up to your practice. Attracting a younger workforce often requires benefits outside of the traditional medical and dental. Offering this service could help show you are a progressive company and one fresh talent wants to work for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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