cannabisnews.com: Feds To Ask Doctors To Distribute Pot Feds To Ask Doctors To Distribute Pot Posted by CN Staff on July 09, 2003 at 08:33:21 PT By The Canadian Press Source: Winnipeg Free Press Toronto -- The federal government will ask doctors to distribute medical marijuana grown in a Manitoba lab, CTV News reported yesterday. While officials had claimed the quality of the marijuana was too inconsistent to use, they now say 370 kilograms has passed the test, sources told CTV.An Ontario court ordered Health Canada to broaden access to medical marijuana six months ago. The judge said current laws made "seriously ill, vulnerable people deal with the criminal underworld to get medicine." While Ottawa is appealing that decision, the court imposed a deadline of today to set new rules for people who need pot but have trouble getting it legally.However, lawyer and marijuana crusader Alan Young suspects Ottawa will only hand out a bit of pot to buy time. "What they're going to do is probably as a test case approve two or three different applications, see how that goes and then hope the court overturns the judgment so they don't have to do it anymore," Young said.Dana Hanson, president of the Canadian Medical Association, raised concerns about replacing drug dealers with doctors.-- Canadian Press Source: Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB)Published: July 9, 2003Copyright: 2003 Winnipeg Free PressContact: letters freepress.mb.caWebsite: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/Related Articles & Web Site:Cannabis News Canadian Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/can.htmGovernment of Canada Adopts Interim Policy http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16792.shtmlOttawa's Pot Grower Will Supply Patientshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16789.shtmlOttawa To Make It Easier To Access Medical Pothttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16787.shtmlResearch on MMJ Produces No Resultshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16785.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #1 posted by FoM on July 09, 2003 at 08:35:15 PT afterburner Here's the article from the WFP. I didn't post it on the front page because it doesn't really say more then what is already up but here it is! [ Post Comment ] Post Comment