A Federal Court judge in Vancouver has granted a last-minute reprieve for medical marijuana users who say they need to be able to grow their own pot at home. On Friday morning, the judge granted an injunction allowing those who have a personal production...
Changes to the medical marijuana program that will force patients to stop growing their own pot will violate the rights of those who won't be able to afford marijuana under the new system or obtain strains that work for them, their lawyer told Federal Court...
Imagine the federal government decided one day that a doctor-prescribed medication you're using is now illegal. Imagine the government then sent you a notice demanding that you write a letter to them, declaring you have destroyed all your illegal medication. And if you don't,...
In the past year, Sanjay Gupta has made no secret of his support for medical marijuana. A desire for policy change has always been implicit in that support. But in an exclusive interview with The Huffington Post on Friday, CNN's chief medical correspondent called...
As parents and as advocates, we feel an urgency to respond and take action on an issue that has been brought to the Epilepsy Foundation from individuals we serve across the country-- the use of marijuana to treat epilepsy. We write this with advice...
The long legal journey has begun for the owner-operator of a Kamloops, B.C., compassion club as he challenges the legality of Canada's marijuana laws. The trial began Monday for Carl Anderson and his business partner Wesley Jenkins who are each facing one count of...
Holding a potted marijuana plant in his hands, B.C. activist Dana Larsen is on the front lawn of the legislature today to push for reform. Larsen and about 100 people gathered at the legislature shortly before the start of ceremonies to mark the beginning...
Humans have cultivated and used the flowering tops of the female cannabis plant, known colloquially as marijuana, since history was recorded. Archaeologists in Central Asia even found over 2 pounds of cannabis in a 2,700 year-old grave of a shaman....
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe type of anxiety disorder that will affect between 8 to 9% of Canadians and Americans at some point in their lives. Like most mental illnesses, PTSD has been strongly linked with an increased risk of substance abuse, including...
To assist with this review, we are inviting feedback from all stakeholders, including members of the medical profession, the public, health system organizations and other health professionals on the current policy. Comments received during this preliminary consultation will assist the College in updating the policy....