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Big Boost for Medical Cannabis
This week, Sun Life, which offers group health insurance plans to over 22,000 employers with more than three million under coverage in Canada, said that they will begin providing reimbursement for medical cannabis. While the coverage is limited for now to just a few qualifying conditions, this is a monumental milestone. Importantly, the company suggested that as data proves out its efficacy in treating other conditions, it will expand the list of qualifying conditions.
Several of the licensed producers in Canada are currently performing clinical trials, and this work, along with the efforts of many of the cannabis clinics there could give Sun Life and hopefully other insurance providers the data they need to broaden reimbursement. While many are focusing on the pending adult-use market, Canada's medical market could drive significant growth for the industry as well, despite its seemingly smaller size as LPs and their partners develop novel therapies based on different cannabinoid/terpene profiles and delivery systems.
At last report (9/30), Health Canada reported 236K total patients, a number that likely has increased to about 280K today, which represents less than 1% of all Canadians and likely less than half of a mature market. One of the bottlenecks has been the complexity of becoming a patient, which has resulted in the development of medical cannabis clinics, several of which have been acquired by LPs. Some of these chains trade publicly, like National Access Corp, which won one of four retail licenses in Manitoba, and Canabo Medical, which is combining with Aleafia and acquiring a licensed producer (AeroFarms).
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