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Quality Of Mercy Strained By Club's Sale of MMJ
Posted by FoM on October 03, 1999 at 20:59:28 PT
By Stanley Oziewicz
Source: South China Morning Post
A Montreal club that has started selling marijuana for medicinal use could test a recent court ruling granting an Aids sufferer a constitutional exemption from Canada's drug laws. 
The club opened over the weekend to people who have a doctor's note saying they need marijuana to cope with chronic pain. Police say they will investigate the Compassion Club's activities but it will be up to a crown prosecutor to determine whether charges are laid. Last spring, a Toronto social activist suffering from Aids won the right to grow and smoke marijuana after the provincial high court determined that he could have an interim exemption from the country's drug laws until Ottawa established a procedure for patients to get marijuana for health reasons. Following the court decision, federal Health Minister Allan Rock said the Government would invite bids from companies interested in supplying marijuana for use in clinical trials. But those with chronic pain or illness who might benefit from marijuana have complained that the federal process for applying to use pot is cumbersome and the problem of a clean, safe and high-quality supply remains. Unlike the Aids sufferer, though, the club has no legal exemption from prosecution and the director is worried. "The police have given me a clear statement of their position, which is that they are not going to tolerate this," Louise-Caroline Bergeron said. Monday, October 4, 1999NORTH AMERICA TODAYPublished in the South China Morning Post. Copyright © 1999Related Articles:Cops May Nip Clinic In The Bud - 10/02/99http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread3111.shtmlPot Store Opens Branch In Montreal - 10/01/99http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread3104.shtml 
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