AdvertisementThe High Cost Of Medical Marijuana Causes Pain In VermontJanuary 11, 2018Emily CorwinfacebookEmailMaryJane Sarvis, an artist in Shaftsbury, Vt., weaned herself from the opioid painkillers she was prescribed for chronic nerve pain. "I felt tired all the time and I was still in pain," she says. Marijuana works better for her, but costs $200 per month out-of-pocket. (Emily Corwin/VPR)