Medical marijuana centre opens in Ottawa

Ottawa’s first centre for access to medical marijuana is now open. The centre located in the Hintonburg neighbourhood is owned by National Access Cannabis, a company which provides education and guidance with physician and pharmacist support for legal access to Health Canada’s Medical Marijuana program.

“We are excited to give Ottawa residents the resources and professional guidance needed to access Health Canada’s legal medical cannabis program safely and responsibly with pharmacist and physician support,” said Gulwant Bajwa, CEO of National Access Cannabis.

Members wishing to use this service are connected with a physician for a medical assessment and NAC will help with selecting a licensed producer and submitting the required Health Canada medical documents.

Todd Marcotte, who lives in Ottawa, is familiar with NAC having used its services in British Columbia. He was prescribed cannabis infused cream for the osteoarthritis in both in knees. Marcotte says before...

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