Medical marijuana clinic opens in Burlington

BURLINGTON — A medical marijuana clinic has opened after several delays in recent weeks.

The Canadian Cannabis Clinics site is up and running at 3155 Harvester Rd., Suite 302.

"We've seen about 15 so far and have had many people stopping by to inquire. It's going very well," said Ronan Levy, the general counsel and a partner in the Burlington clinic.

There will be four people at the clinic at any given time, he said. The staff will be comprised of a physician, a receptionist, a nurse or an international medical graduate (a doctor licensed to practise in another country but not yet in Canada).

They will conduct the physical exam and a cannabis counsellor will provide education, strain selection advice and help patients register with a licensed medical pot producer.

Levy said reasons that a person would not be prescribed cannabis can include a history of drug abuse or...

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