States can't spend federal money for addiction treatment on medical marijuana
“There’s zero evidence for that,” McCance-Katz said. “We felt that it was time to make it clear we did not want individuals receiving funds for treatment services to be exposed to marijuana and somehow given the impression that it’s a treatment.”
It’s the latest example of the legal standoff between federal and state governments on marijuana. While federal officials consider cannabis an illegal drug, 33 states allow patients to use it for medical purposes with a doctor’s approval. The new rule affects billions of dollars that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration gives to states for addiction treatment programs.
Federal officials held a phone call with state officials last week to spell out the restriction: Grant money can’t be used to directly or indirectly buy marijuana or permit treatment with pot. The rule also prevents states from using federal dollars to treat mental health disorders with marijuana.Addiction treatment programs that are currently using medical marijuana to treat patients with mental health disorders or addiction must document their efforts to urge those patients to stop.
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