cannabisnews.com: Ottawa Takes a Tougher Stance on Pot Ottawa Takes a Tougher Stance on Pot Posted by CN Staff on September 03, 2002 at 11:47:30 PT LTE By Chris Rolfe Source: Edmonton Journal In regards to Paula Simons' column and Health Minister Anne McLellan's recent suggestion that marijuana undergo clinical trials -- which could take anywhere from 5 to 10 years -- this is nothing more than the same old political hypocrisy by a minister of a political party that makes all their decisions according to polls and American bullying. If the federal government was so concerned about the potential side-effects of herbal substances such as marijuana, why are they not conducting full-scale clinical trials on all the so-called herbal remedies which are legally marketed throughout Canada? Some of these products are marketed as mood-altering substances, others such are sold as stimulants, sleep-aids and natural cortisone. Where are the clinical trials on these products? Has corporate America (read pharmaceutical companies) jerked a few choke chains around the necks of our federal politicians knowing they have no alternatives to the reported therapeutic effects of marijuana such as pain relief, nausea relief and control of spasms and seizures? If McLellan wants to have any credibility on this issue she should hold all these other so-called natural remedies to the same standard as marijuana and stop trying to fool some of the people some of the time. Re: "More research needs to be done into medical uses of cannabis," Journal, Aug. 29.Chris Rolfe, EdmontonComplete Title: Ottawa Takes a Tougher Stance on Pot Than Other Herbal CuresSource: Edmonton Journal (CN AB)Author: Chris Rolfe, Edmonton Published: Monday, September 02, 2002Copyright: 2002 The Edmonton JournalContact: letters thejournal.southam.caWebsite: http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmontonjournal/Related Article: Medical Marijuana Research Needed http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13919.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Post Comment