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Pot Leak Places Security on High
Posted by FoM on May 20, 2000 at 07:01:00 PT
By Kathleen Harris, Ottawa Sun
Source: Ottawa Sun
Health Canada's drug regulator branch has stepped up security measures after a probe into the controversial breach of highly confidential information. The federal department launched an internal investigation in consultation with the RCMP in February, after a list of names of people who had inquired about using marijuana as medicine was leaked. 
The probe did not find who was responsible for the security breach which caused a wave of panic among some patients with AIDS, cancer, and multiple sclerosis. "The security people came back with a range of recommendations that we implemented as they developed them," said Dann Michols, director of Health Canada's therapeutic products program. Enhanced Security: The area where information of a highly sensitive, confidential nature is stored in paper files or computers now has keyed-entry access. The department also enhanced security on the computer system, he said. The list contained the names of 128 people who had contacted the federal health department about medicinal marijuana. No medical information was released. Several people registered complaints with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner after the security breach, and Michols said that office is satisfied with the investigation procedures and final report. He's not sure if those complainants will be informed about the probe's outcome. "On one hand, I don't want to open old wounds, but on the other hand it might be a useful way to close the file," he said. "I'll have to give some consideration to maybe following up." Published: May 20, 2000 Copyright © 2000, Canoe Limited Partnership. Related Articles & Web Site:Health Canadahttp://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/Universal Compassion Centerhttp://www.drugsense.org/ucc/Canadian Compassion Centres http://drugsense.org/ucc/universallinks.htmlMedical Marijuana Growers Step Forward http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread5743.shtmlB.C. To Ottawa: This Bud's for Youhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread5634.shtmlCannabisNews View Next 20 Articles:http://cannabisnews.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/cnews/newsread.pl
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