cannabisnews.com: Ottawa OKs Medical Pot Distribution Plan Ottawa OKs Medical Pot Distribution Plan Posted by CN Staff on July 09, 2003 at 09:00:44 PT By CBC News Online Staff Source: CBC Ottawa -- Ottawa has approved an interim plan to provide dried marijuana or seeds to Canadians authorized to take the drug for medical purposes. Health Canada spokesperson Cindy Cripps-Prawak made the announcement Wednesday in Ottawa. It's the federal government's response to an earlier Ontario court ruling. In January, Ontario's Superior Court ruled federal access regulations to medical marijuana were unconstitutional because they didn't provide a distribution method for the drug. It gave Ottawa a six-month deadline to create a new policy. The federal government is appealing the Ontario decision. The appeal will be heard at the end of July 2003, said Cripps-Prawak. Wednesday's announcement is an interim policy pending Ottawa's appeal. The dried marijuana will cost $5 for a gram, about half as much as its street value. It will be provided on a two-week or monthly basis to authorized patients who are too ill to grow it themselves. A bag of 30 marijuana seeds will cost $20 for people licensed to cultivate the drug for medical purposes. Government-grown pot will have a THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) concentration of 10 per cent, said Cripps-Prawak. THC is the active ingredient in marijuana. Health Canada also recommends users not smoke the marijuana, but instead consume it in a tea or within food. Medical Marijuana: http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/background/medical_marijuana.htmlSource: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Published: July 09, 2003Copyright: 2003 CBCContact: letters cbc.ca Website: http://www.cbc.ca/Related Articles & Web Sites:Canadians for Safe Accesshttp://www.safeaccess.ca/Cannabis News Canadian Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/can.htmOttawa Set To Sell Its Medical Marijuanahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16795.shtmlFeds To Sell Medicinal Pot http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16794.shtmlOttawa To Make It Easier To Access Medical Pothttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16787.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #1 posted by FoM on July 09, 2003 at 11:11:44 PT CBC Audio Alison Crawford reports for CBC Radio. (Runs 1:19)http://www.cbc.ca/clips/ram-audio/crawford_hr030709.ram [ Post Comment ] Post Comment