Canada: Protect Medical Marijuana Patient Rights In Bill 45 Debate
The province of Ontario introduced legislation in 2015 to control the growing e-cigarette market with Bill 45, called the Making Healthier Choices Act.
As reported, the legislation had originally intended to exempt medicinal marijuana patients from the legislation, but that decision was quickly reversed amid what was no doubt a public outcry over the possibility of second-hand exposure.
Once implemented, it would put medicinal marijuana under the same regulations as tobacco products under the Smoke Free Ontario Act.
I am in full agreement and support of the proposed changes to control the sale of e-cigarettes, but as I have written before, I can't agree with lumping in medicinal cannabis patients.
There is an opportunity over the next few weeks during the consultation of the implementation of Bill 45. This opportunity pertains to increasing harm reduction efforts, educating the public and policy makers and regulating...
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