*First of all, let me make it perfectly clear that this post is not a slam on people who choose to smoke marijuana*

I have recently been interested in the driving forces surrounding the stigma of WLS. I was doing some research on which states exclude WLS as part of their ACA insurance exchange programs. My state is one of them and that is why I ended up going to Mexico for my VSG (great decision, BTW!). What I was surprised was to see that Colorado is on that list. So in other words, the wise elected officials in Colorado feel that marijuana is a medical necessity, but helping it's citizens to lose weight is not. Neither WLS or weight loss programs are covered. And as "open minded" as marijuana supporters may appear to be, they also don't cover acupuncture.

Does this mean the potheads are better organized and have more savvy political skills than us fatties? (And this last sentence is meant to be a joke...Please don't construe it as name calling and I apologize if I anyone found it offensive)

Yes that's exactly what it is, they do have more savvy political skills than "us fatties".

The pot people are much more organized and have much more money, and there is visible fiscal benefit right away.

It all boils down to money. One can't see a cost benefit for weight loss surgery for Colorado and other states, because it's expensive but one can see a fiscal benefit in the long run, because fatties don't have diseases that will cost in the long run.

Pot is a multi billion dollar industry. Hence why they legalized it here in LV.

Personally I'm glad, there are health benefits to pot, and it sure beats the heck out taking too many pain killers, or putting up with Tourette's, MS, Epilepsy, depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson's and the list is really, endless.

It's a fantastic alternative to very expensive medications [emoji4] [emoji265][emoji254][emoji1308]