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Toronto Man Picks Up Medicinal Pot from Doctor
Posted by CN Staff on August 26, 2003 at 10:40:08 PT
By The Canadian Press
Source: Canadian Press 
Toronto -- An HIV infected man who has been legally approved by Health Canada to smoke medicinal marijuana expressed relief Tuesday as he headed to his doctor to pick up the pot. "This is very important, I've been working for it for some time," said Jari Dvorak, who received a call on Monday saying the government-grown weed was ready. Dvorak, who says marijuana helps him combat nausea, is one of about 500 Canadians who have been legally approved to use the drug.
Critics have frequently questioned Health Minister Anne McLellan's commitment to the medical marijuana program set up by her predecessor Allan Rock. She has said she doesn't believe Health Canada should be in the business of distributing cannabis, and has indicated the distribution will end if her department wins its appeal of an Ontario ruling currently before the courts. The approved marijuana comes from an underground lab in Flin Flon, Man., where it is being grown by Prairie Plant Systems under contract to the federal government. Dvorak says he's pleased to have easier access to the drug. "I don't want to be a criminal when I'm buying the medication from dealers," he said. "It's no big deal to get pot these days, but it's costing a lot of money." Dvorak said he expected to pay $150 for an ounce - about $100 cheaper than street prices. He still had questions Tuesday, however, about the quality of the drug his doctor was to administer. "I'm still mystified about what I'm getting," said Dvorak, who was to hold a smoking party later Tuesday to test the product. Complete Title: Toronto Man Expresses Relief As He Picks Up Medicinal Pot from DoctorSource: Canadian Press Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2003Copyright: 2003 The Canadian PressRelated Articles & Web Site:Canadians for Safe Accesshttp://www.safeaccess.ca/Cannabis News Canadian Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/can.htmMedical Marijuana To Sell for $5 Per Gramhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread17010.shtmlMedicinal Marijuana Use Divides Physicianshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16837.shtml Sick People Have Right to Use Pot, Lawyer Argueshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14186.shtml
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on August 26, 2003 at 11:07:09 PT
That's Too Expensive
How can a sick person afford to pay that amount of money? Why is it so expensive for patients? It could be grown by a caregiver and not cost much at all. That is fair. I mind very much when I see sick people have to pay high prices for medicine. It really bothers me. 
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on August 26, 2003 at 10:44:50 PT
This is New
Is this the first person to receive Cannabis from the Flin Flon Mine?
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