State doctors are presenting evidence, for the second time, to a panel who determines whether there is sufficient evidence to add autism as a qualification for medical cannabis.
A retiring pharmacist from Waterloo waxed nostalgic about his profession back in ye olden days (1955), where he “[mixed]and [cooked]concoctions at the back of the drug store.”
TORONTO – As Canada’s burgeoning medical marijuana industry ignites, a number of local pot producers are looking to take their homegrown expertise abroad.
Some parents of children with autism also have been fighting to change state law to allow the disorder to be treated with medical marijuana. Some say they’re looking for treatments to take the place of prescription drugs that can have strong side effects.
A Calgary mother fears that her nine-year-old daughter’s seizures may return after her doctor declined to renew the girl’s medical marijuana prescription.
Vancouver’s pot shops may have a legal case if they challenge new city rules that charge them tens of thousands of dollars for a licence – far more than other businesses, including body rub parlours and escort agencies, experts say.