Fact Sheet : Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations

JungleStrikeGuy

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http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=1110409

Looks like they got rid of MMPR name :)

What has changed under the ACMPR?
The largest single change is the introduction of provisions that will allow Canadians who need access to cannabis for medical purposes to produce a limited amount of cannabis for their own medical purposes, or designate someone to produce it for them. Health Canada believes that the addition of these provisions enabling individuals to produce a limited amount of cannabis for their own medical purposes will provide for accessibility and affordability, and address the issue of reasonable access identified by the Federal Court.


What does this mean for patients?
Individuals authorized to use cannabis for medical purposes by a health care practitioner will continue to have the option of purchasing safe, quality-controlled cannabis from one of the 34 producers licensed by Health Canada. They will also have the option of producing a limited amount of cannabis for their own medical purposes, or designating someone to produce it for them.

With the appropriate medical document from their health care practitioner, individuals can apply to register with Health Canada to produce a limited amount of cannabis for their own medical purposes or to designate someone to produce it for them.

With registration, individuals will be allowed to produce a limited number of plants based on a formula that takes into account the individual’s daily dose (i.e. quantity authorized by their physician) and the average yield of a plant under certain growing conditions, such as indoor or outdoor growing.

Individuals who were previously authorized to possess and/or produce marijuana under the formerMarihuana Medical Access Regulationsand who meet the terms of the Federal Court injunction order may continue to do so until the Court orders otherwise. Individuals covered by the injunction who wish to change the terms of their license, such as a change in address or designated producer, will be able to do so by registering with Health Canada under the new regulations.

Additional information on how to register, including forms, will be available on Health Canada’s website on August 24. If you have any questions, please visit the Health Canada website or call toll-free at 1-866-337-7705 or email[email protected].


What does this mean for Licensed Producers (LP)?
The 34 Licensed Producers across Canada, which are currently supplying close to 70,000 Canadians, are expected to continue to be the main source of safe, quality-controlled cannabis for medical purposes. In addition to continuing to provide access to dried or fresh marijuana or cannabis oil, these licensed producers will now also be the only legal source of starting materials (seeds or plants) and interim supply to individuals who are registered with Health Canada to produce or who have designated someone to produce for them, a limited amount of cannabis for their own medical purposes.
 

gb123

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ndividuals who were previously authorized to possess and/or produce marijuana under the formerMarihuana Medical Access Regulationsand who meet the terms of the Federal Court injunction order may continue to do so until the Court orders otherwise. Individuals covered by the injunction who wish to change the terms of their license, such as a change in address or designated producer, will be able to do so by registering with Health Canada under the new regulations.
 

Brewery

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anyone else read this as protecting the lp market as much as possible? They are the only "legal source for seeds/plant material", not dispensaries, emphasis on " limited self production"

At what point do patients come ahead of profits? Not today and not on the 24th apparently.
 

JungleStrikeGuy

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anyone else read this as protecting the lp market as much as possible? They are the only "legal source for seeds/plant material", not dispensaries, emphasis on " limited self production"

At what point do patients come ahead of profits? Not today and not on the 24th apparently.
Yep. You can create a drinking game around how many times they say 'safe, quality tested' etc in the news release.

Tousaw hasn't said anything yet but I expect this is headed back to court.
 

JungleStrikeGuy

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So on further reading, it's clear they consider this an 'interim' thing, and with that in mind it's a pretty good response.

The LP-only seeds rubs me all kinds of the wrong way but the rest of it is pretty reasonable, the only restrictions on extracts are no organic solvents, they only say 'the patient should do what they think is necessary to secure the site', etc.

So as long as you have a Dr who will sign, you're in good shape come Aug 24th.
 
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