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Questions Being Raised About Medical Pot Exemption
Posted by CN Staff on September 04, 2002 at 09:41:22 PT
By Robert Freeman
Source: Chilliwack Progress 
An American seeking refugee status in Canada was granted a medical exemption last week to grow and use marijuana for medical purposes by Health Canada. But Canadian citizen Brian Carlisle, a Chilliwack resident, has so far been denied a similar exemption, despite being in a higher patient category and despite filing his application earlier. 
“If we don’t get it today (Friday) that’s it,” Mr. Carlisle says. “We go to court (today) Tuesday and ask to get the regulations thrown out.” “Obviously those regulations aren’t working if a category one person can get approved in three to four weeks,” he adds. U.S. Pot activist Steve Kubby was issued an exemption by Health Canada for a category 3 illness - chronic and long-term – on Thursday. Mr. Carlisle’s application is for category one – terminal patients with 12 months to live. Applications for both categories require doctors’ approvals. “Almost three weeks have passed and Mr. Carlisle’s condition is deteriorating rapidly,” defense lawyer Dale Pedersen says in a letter to the Office of Cannabis Medical Access. “In my opinion, in light of the urgency, the delay ... is simply unacceptable.” Mr. Pedersen says he will ask the B.C. Supreme Court to strike down the regulations for medical marijuana as unconstitutional. The exemption granted Mr. Kubby allows him to grow 59 marijuana plants, possess and travel with 360 grams, and store 2,655 grams. The exemption lasts for one year. Mr. Kubby’s wife Michele says the Health Canada program “still has too many hoops for sick people to jump through” but should serve as a model to U.S. lawmakers. Complete Title: Questions Being Raised About Medical Pot ExemptionsSource: Chilliwack Progress (CN BC)Author: Robert FreemanPublished: September 3, 2002Copyright: 2002 The Chilliwack ProgressContact: editor theprogress.comWebsite: http://www.theprogress.com/ Related Articles & Web Site:Pot-TVhttp://www.pot-tv.net/Steve Kubby Gains Permit To Growhttp://www.pot-tv.net/ram/pottvshowse1497.ramLibertarian Given Right to Grow Pot in Canadahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13952.shtmlDrug Fugitive Wins Right To Grow Pot Herehttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13947.shtmlHealth Canada Lets American Grow, Use Pothttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13934.shtml 
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