{"id":50062,"date":"2020-02-19T18:04:23","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T18:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/most-of-pennsylvanias-medical-cannabis-patients-pay-over-dollar200-a-month-for-weed\/"},"modified":"2020-02-19T18:04:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T18:04:23","slug":"most-of-pennsylvanias-medical-cannabis-patients-pay-over-dollar200-a-month-for-weed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/most-of-pennsylvanias-medical-cannabis-patients-pay-over-dollar200-a-month-for-weed\/","title":{"rendered":"Most of Pennsylvania’s Medical Cannabis Patients Pay Over $200 a Month for Weed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The vast majority of patients enrolled in Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program are paying more than $200 a month<\/u><\/a> for their medicine, according to a new survey conducted by the state Medical Marijuana Advisory Board.<\/p>\n

Last month, the advisory board asked patients and caregivers enrolled in the state’s medical marijuana program to answer an anonymous 13-question survey<\/u><\/a>. Over 3,200 people responded to the survey, which asked patients how much they spent on medical cannabis per month; what forms of product they preferred; and if they were satisfied with the product selections at their local dispensaries. This week, the board held a meeting to present the survey’s preliminary findings.<\/p>\n

More than half (59 percent) of all respondents reported<\/u><\/a> paying $200 a month or more for their medicine. Nearly 20 percent paid between $200 and $299 a month, over 21 percent paid between $300 and $499 a month, and 14 percent paid between $500 and $1000. Less than four percent of patients said they actually forked over more than $1,000 a month. On the lower end, about a quarter of all patients paid between $100 and $199 per month, and almost 16 percent paid less than $100 a month.<\/p>\n

The survey also asked patients who recently stopped using medical marijuana to explain their reasons for doing so. Over 61 percent said they quit because they could not afford the high costs of their medication. Around 44 percent said they were unable to find a consistent supply of the specific products that they needed, while nearly 42 percent said they stopped because medical marijuana is not covered by health insurance. Nearly 22 percent said they quit over fears that their medical marijuana use would get them in trouble with the law.<\/p>\n