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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts) Fri Dec 30, 2016, 03:56 PM Dec 2016

Here's a clue why Big Pharma is against pot legalization:

In the Alternet article 10 Scientific Studies From 2016 Showing Marijuana Is Safe and Effective

4. Pot Patients Spend Less On Prescription Drugs

see the other 9 findings here:
http://www.alternet.org/drugs/10-scientific-studies-2016-marijuana-safe-effective

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Here's a clue why Big Pharma is against pot legalization: (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Dec 2016 OP

They're against competition, of course! elleng Dec 2016 #1

Logically, if Big Pharma is against it, then it must be good policy. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #2

Big Pharma, Tobacco, Beer, you name it HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #3

elleng

(130,714 posts)

1. They're against competition, of course!

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Fri Dec 30, 2016, 04:08 PM

Dec 2016

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,121 posts)

2. Logically, if Big Pharma is against it, then it must be good policy.

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Fri Dec 30, 2016, 04:57 PM

Dec 2016

HoneyBadger

(2,297 posts)

3. Big Pharma, Tobacco, Beer, you name it

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Fri Dec 30, 2016, 05:32 PM

Dec 2016

Did you know that when weed is legalized, DUI fatalities nose dive? Bad for hospitals, cops, funeral homes. At some point insurance rates will go down if your teens toke. The new world is so much better than the old one.

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