I think it a shame to make people choose between their benefits and the relief from MJ. I have to keep my benefits to live, so there is no choice for me, I just won't be able to use it. I think the pain killers I take are far more dangerous and addictive than mj. In the end I had hoped reason would prevail, where the individual can decide for themselves what is good for you or not. Too bad our country has gone in this direction. It is another way to cut the budget, by doing this to all medicare/medicaid patients. This will get alot of people off the financial help of these agencies. I worked for my benefits, it is not a hand out. I still feel like a criminal, and this controll by gov. only makes it worse for people. Cutting the number of people receiving benefits is a goal of theirs. I am a burden to my family and my country being on dissability. My family will not help, and my gov. does not allow me enough to live where I do. My choices continue to diminish. ginnie