Bernie Sanders Open To Covering Medical Marijuana Through Medicare For All, Advisor Says

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) would not rule out covering medical marijuana under his Medicare for All health insurance plan, a senior advisor on his presidential campaign said on Friday. Josh Orton, Sanders’s national policy director, appeared on The Hill’s Rising program to discuss the senator’s latest cannabis reform plan, which was released at 4:20 PM ET a day earlier. Asked about the prospect of having marijuana covered through a national health insurance model, the staffer said “I think we have to do research in that.” “But of course, Medicare for All covers all medically necessary needs,” he said. “I think this would be a question that we would have to actually trust the medical professionals to. Look, it’s not something that we would rule out, for sure.” Thanks to @joshorton of the Bernie campaign for coming by to talk about their new plan to legalize Marijuana. As you can imagine I had some thoughts on that. It was a great discussion: https://t.co/6gxU7Zg245 — Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) October 25, 2019 South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, another presidential candidate, said on Wednesday that he does support having insurance plans cover medical cannabis, telling Marijuana Moment during a tour of a dispensary…

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