… in the private sector. How lame is this?
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - There’s a whiff of crisis in the air at the Dutch Health Ministry: It’s sitting on a pile of pot that it just can’t sell.
The Netherlands rolled out a program last year that allows patients to buy prescription marijuana at any pharmacy. Some medical insurance policies cover at least part of the cost, but often not enough to offset the pharmacy price.
In a country where any adult can walk into a “coffee shop” and smoke a joint for much less than the government price, many say the experiment is a bust.
For those keeping score, that’s:
Markets: a zillion.
Gov’t: My toes have little faces! And they’re talking to me!
(Via Catallarchy)