Two Vancouver lawyers who specialize in marijuana have warned that the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. may have put itself at risk of litigation when on May 5 it revised how doctors should counsel patients on medicinal cannabis.
B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake is backing Vancouver over the federal government in the city’s bid to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries over Ottawa’s objections.
The public will have a chance to give their input on Vancouver’s proposal to regulate the growing number of pot shops after city council decided April 28 to send the issue to public hearing.