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Legal Cannabis in Germany is Covered by Insurance

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In a move many global legalization advocates consider more momentous than the ascension of Donald Trump to the White House, the German parliament unanimously approved the legalization of cannabis for medical use on January 19.

Further, in a decision that places Germany at the forefront of countries integrating cannabis into mainstream healthcare, parliament also voted to cover the same under health insurance for chronically ill patients.

The law is expected to go into full force in March 2017.

Unlike the United States, Germany has now created a path to cannabinoid treatment that will effectively make the drug free, if not ultra-low cost for patients suffering from chronic conditions no other drugs can treat effectively.

Further, German doctors will have wide latitude to prescribe the drug, which German patients can then place orders for in regular apothekes (pharmacies).

There are at least 800,000 to one million German patients who could qualify for cannabinoid treatment.

The government will make both extract and cannabis flowers available—for now imported largely from Canada. Domestic growing will proceed after 2018 when the government sets up the federal cannabis agency to oversee such operations.

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