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[520] Study: National medical marijuana laws would save lives — and a billion taxpayer dollars. http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/04/21/medical-marijuana-healthcare-costs-prescriptions/77899/

[521] Prescription Drug Spending Hits Record $425 Billion in U.S. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-14/prescription-drug-spending-hits-record-425-billion-in-u-s

[522] Big Pharma Sweating Bullets As 80% of Cannabis Users Give Up Prescriptions Pills for Pot. http://www.trueactivist.com/big-pharma-sweating-bullets-as-80-of-cannabis-users-give-up-prescriptions-pills-for-pot/

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