Health Canada condemns marijuana growers' payments to doctors

Government-licensed medical marijuana producers should avoid making “inappropriate” payments to individuals or groups, Health Canada has warned just days after allegations surfaced that some doctors are getting kickbacks from the companies.

As producers battle amongst themselves over who holds the moral high ground in the fledgling cannabis industry, the government is insisting that all the companies act with integrity.

“Health Canada expects licensed producers … to be honest and ethical in how they conduct their business and act professionally and in good faith,” the department declares in a bulletin issued earlier this week.

“They should also take care to avoid any situation that could compromise the health and safety of patients; for example (by) giving or offering inappropriate direct or indirect payments or inducements to any individual organization.”

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