Radke, Andrea 1/1/1997 - 31/12/2024
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1 Canada: Local Doc Says No Pot PleaseTue, 15 Jul 2003
Source:Duncan News Leader (CN BC) Author:Radke, Andrea Area:Canada Lines:64 Added:07/16/2003

Shipping pot straight to the doctor's office is going to cause a lot of headaches for physicians, says one Valley doctor.

The new federal regulation allowing doctors to dispense marijuana directly from their offices is a backwards way of thinking, said Dr. Willie Pewarchuk.

"It's almost a throwback to the old days where doctors dispensed everything right from their office. It's kind of weird thinking on the part of the government," he said.

The federal plan will have the government shipping pot from its site in Flin Flon, Manitoba straight to doctors' offices for Canadian patients who are legally allowed to use the drug for medicinal purposes.

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2 Canada: Your Eyes On The WavesWed, 28 May 2003
Source:Duncan News Leader (CN BC) Author:Radke, Andrea Area:Canada Lines:61 Added:05/31/2003

The open sea is an idyllic environment for sneaking marijuana and cocaine through Canadian borders, a trend that police hope to eliminate with the help of local area residents.

Smugglers are creative and imaginative, keeping police busy with suspicious behavior in an area that is too large to patrol, said Auxiliary Const. Carol Rolls, of the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP.

"Given the expanse of the waters, there is just no way without the help of area residents that we can do an adequate watch of the coast," Rolls said.

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