Pubdate: Fri, 20 Apr 2007
Source: Evening News, The (CN NS)
Page: 7
Copyright: The Evening News
Contact: http://www.ngnews.ca/index.cfm?pid=586
Website: http://www.newglasgownews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3343
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n484/a01.html
Author: Herb Couch

TELL HEALTH CANADA THAT BULLYING SICK PEOPLE IS WRONG: MEDICAL MARIJUANA

To the editor,

Re: editorial, Deals they can't refuse (The News, April 16)

Marijuana has many beneficial medicinal uses. Medical marijuana 
patients rely on their medicine in order to live and have better lives.

It is unfortunate that Health Canada feels the need to rip off sick 
people by charging exorbitant prices for a poor quality product. That 
is not the Canadian way of helping others.

Instead, our federal government should legalize and regulate 
marijuana and support local compassion clubs which are able to 
deliver safe, organic, medicinal marijuana to patients.

Someone needs to tell Health Canada that bullying sick people is the 
wrong message to send to our young people.

Herb Couch

Western Canada Director,

Educators For Sensible Drug Policy: http://www.efsdp.org 
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