The fact that the US spends more on health care is not particularly alarming. The NYT points out that, for the last 50 years the US has always spent more (as a % of GDP) on health care than the rest of the developed world. The problem is the velocity of change...
Governments at all levels have already demonstrated their inability to manage socialized health care programs with specific, limited scope. What makes anyone think that they'll be able to do any better by expanding the programs and broadening their scope?
On Wednesday night, two medical marijuana dispensary in Ferndale and Waterford, Michigan, were raided. Interestingly enough, Ferndales mayor was surprised by the raid, citing the fact that Clinical Relief (the city's only licensed dispensary) was in "full compliance" and that there had been no complaints, "zero problems" with the clinic.
