Good idea ruined by government intervention...
Written by: Beck
Canada legalized doctor prescribed marijuana a while ago. Naturally, the government wants to make sure that production is carefully regulated so as to prevent the legal sort of weed from spilling over onto the illegal sort of markets. Naturally,
the Canadians have made a botch of things (not because they're Canadian, but because it hinged on government involvement).
Nearly a third of the patients who got marijuana through Health Canada's medical access program have returned the product, says an activist who sees that as proof that federal pot isn't worth smoking.
That's right folks. Terminally ill potheads are
voluntarily sending back their government issued grass. That alone should be proof enough that something's wrong.
"High school students in a cupboard could grow a product that is better and safer than what we're getting," said Philippe Lucas, who obtained the figures through the federal access to information law.
"I think it's much weaker than the government claims. I'd really suggest their testing is off."
Lucas, director of Canadians for Safe Access, said tests commissioned by his pro-pot lobby group have found the federal product contains only 5.1 per cent THC rather than the 10.2 per cent claimed by Health Canada. It doesn't even look appealing, he added.
And now, for a lesson in economics:
Given that Prairie Plant System is in the fourth year of a $5.5-million, five-year contract, and has shipped 279 ounces of pot, he estimates that each ounce costs the government $16,000.
"Absolutely outrageous," said Lucas. "Black market cannabis currently goes for $150 to $200 an ounce. That's for triple A (top quality).
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