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Medical marijuana users suing Health Canada for privacy breach

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 06/12/2015 - 08:00

Lawyers are in Federal Court in Halifax this morning to certify a class action suit against Health Canada for medical marijuana users who feel their privacy was compromised by a mailing sent by the department in November 2013.

Lawyers representing medical marijuana users are in Federal Court in Halifax this morning asking a judge to certify a proposed class action against Health Canada for violating privacy rights.

In November 2013, that department sent letters to about 40,000 people explaining changes to the federal medical marijuana access program. On the return address, the envelopes stated they came from the Health Canada medical marijuana program, indicating to anyone who might see them that the recipient of the letter was either licensed to possess or grow marijuana for medical purposes.

The lead plaintiffs, a Nova Scotia man and an Ontario woman, are identified in the case under the pseudonyms John Doe and Suzie...

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