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 Green_T
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 Federal Court Ruling Pleases Medical Marijuana Users [CAN] 
#9730516 - 02/03/09 06:32 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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A win for medicinal marijuana in Canada, after a judge deemed having the government as the sole supplier of medicine is unconstitutional!
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Source: Star Phoenix
FEDERAL COURT RULING PLEASES MEDICAL MARIJUANA USERS
Canadians prescribed marijuana to treat illness will have more choice in where to buy their drugs after a court ruling Monday that ends the federal government's monopoly on supplying medical marijuana to patients.
Justice Department lawyers had sought to appeal a lower-court ruling that granted licensed producers the right to grow marijuana for more than one patient.
But the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the government's challenge, saying it was not persuaded by government lawyers who argued that growers supplying more than one patient would lead to an unregulated industry.
In January, a federal court judge struck down the one-to-one ratio as unconstitutional and unnecessarily restrictive. The judgment was stayed pending Monday's appeal. Lawyer Alan Young, who represented medical marijuana users, said the ruling was a victory for "sick people."
"It's time for Health Canada to recognize that medical marijuana is an established part of the regimen for a lot of patients," Young said outside court.
Authorized users who cannot grow their own marijuana can designate a grower, or obtain government-issued marijuana supplied by Prairie Plant Systems in Manitoba.
But a group of 30 patients who challenged the regulations argued the government pot was weak, and they should have the option to select their source.
They wanted the right to buy marijuana from Carasel Harvest Supply Corp., which, under the current regime, was not allowed to supply more than one patient with medical marijuana.
There are about 2,000 people legally allowed to use marijuana for medical purposes, but the lower court found only 20% buy it from the government supplier.
Justice Department lawyer Sean Gaudet told court that statistic wasn't enough to conclude the government-supplied marijuana was inadequate, or forced people to seek drugs on the black market.
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 Re: Federal Court Ruling Pleases Medical Marijuana Users [CAN] [Re: Green_T]
#9730616 - 02/03/09 06:46 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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I believe this was already posted.
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Re: Federal Court Ruling Pleases Medical Marijuana Users [CAN] [Re: Green_T]
#9730930 - 02/03/09 07:08 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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