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Canadian Cannabis Prohibition

It appears unlikely that any appeal or any change in the law will have the effect of giving patients legal access to cannabis so long as non-patients are prohibited from possessing, cultivating, or buying/selling it. If it is unconstitutional to require patients to prove themselves patients in circumstances where such proof is unobtainable, then proof of patienthood cannot be a pre-condition for legal possession or cultivation. And, if proof of patienthood is not a pre-condition for legal possession or cultivation, everyone – in practice – can possess and cultivate without being able to prove themselves to be patients. In other words, so long as Canada’s physicians remain committed to shrugging-off any attempt to burden them with the role of distinguishing patients from non-patients, the government will not be able to create a law that prohibits non-patients from possessing or cultivating cannabis.

An excellent breakdown of the current court case regarding cannabis prohibition and medical use in Canada. Read it.

http://blog.paulmckeever.ca/2011/04/24/atlas-toked-why-prohibition-is-dead-in-canada/

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