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In this update: 1) Health Canada and Dispensaries Meet over Roundtables 2) Government Relations Campaign Funding Appeal 3) CAMCD’s Standards 4) Bill C-10 Introduced 1) Health Canada and Dispensaries Meet over Roundtables On Sept. 7, CAMCD, along with over 15 BC based medical cannabis dispensaries, took part in the second Health Canada roundtable discussing the [...]
Current law pits doctors against patients and creates backlogs, critics say By David McKie, CBC News Health Canada began two days of closed-door talks Wednesday about changes to its controversial medical marijuana law that has faced legal challenges and criticism for being ineffective. But even as meetings get underway in Ottawa, there are concerns Health [...]
By: Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press TORONTO - Canada’s existing public health approach to cannabis use is unrealistic and should be adjusted to reflect the way the system approaches alcohol, a new article suggested Thursday. The piece, published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health, concluded the high prevalence of marijuana use throughout the country [...]
By Claire Bates Cannabis could help ease the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, scientists say - as long as it was administered early enough. Researchers from Haifa University, in Israel, found that cannabinoids - the active compound in cannabis - blocked feelings of anxiety in rats after they experienced a stressful episode. However, it was [...]
Ottawa, ON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries (CAMCD) is concerned by Bill C-10 which was tabled Tuesday that will impose mandatory prison sentences for individuals growing as few as 6 cannabis plants. “This legislation will gravely impact patients and those who provide their medical cannabis, while failing to create safer [...]
Ottawa, ON Pour diffusion immédiate L’ Association canadienne de dispensaires de cannabis médical (ACDCM) s’inquiète du projet de loi C-10, présenté mardi, qui imposera des peines d’emprisonnement obligatoires pour des personnes cultivant aussi peu que six plantes de cannabis. “Cette législation aura un effet néfaste sur les patients et leurs fournisseurs de cannabis médical, sans [...]
Toronto, ON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ontario-based directors of the Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries (CAMCD) will be meeting with Health Canada today in Toronto. They will discuss the proposed changes to the Marihuana Medical Access Program (MMAP) and strategies to integrate medical cannabis dispensaries into the new regulatory framework. “Previous meetings have provided a [...]
By MICHAEL MUI, 24 HOURS A national medical marijuana dispensary [association] is proposing provincial health care insurance providers could help Health Canada save money in dispensing the drug. In a meeting with Health Canada officials in Vancouver Wednesday, the Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries proposed, among the insurance arrangements, the dispensaries replace the current [...]
Vancouver, BC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today the Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries (CAMCD) will be meeting with Health Canada officials in Vancouver to discuss the proposed changes to the Marihuana Medical Access Program (MMAP). The roundtables are part of a consultation process launched by the federal government in June of this year. The meetings [...]
Hospital doctors are to treat patients with cannabis in a world first for Greater Manchester. Experts believe the drug can relieve pain by numbing muscles – and say it does not give users a ‘high’. It is the first time the drug has been used in a hospital anywhere in the world Patients at North [...]
