Renfrew-Collingwood Community News, October 2013

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October 2013

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MMAR Coalition against Repeal

Fighting the powers that be by Paul Reid

2013 has been a turbulent year in the world of medical marijuana use here in Canada. Yes, still more fuss over this helpful little herb. Health Canada has recently unveiled the changes that they want to instate to the current Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR). The new regulations, called the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) are in fact law now and will run concurrent with the MMAR until March 31st, 2014. Against the changes are a growing number of medicinal marijuana patients and organizations, including Jason Wilcox and Paul Hunt, pictured left. Paul Hunt is the president of our local Green Cross Society—our oldest local medical marijuana dispensary. Paul and the Green Cross have recently joined in with Jason, who is spearheading the fight against the proposed MMPR. To this end, Jason has founded the Coalition against Repeal—a nation-wide organization that has grown to 6,400 members since he began it 10 months ago. Sitting downstairs at the Green Cross Society are Jason Wilcox (left) with President of the Green Cross, Paul Hunt. Jason is the founder of the MMAR Coalition against Repeal - which he formed to fight against the new regulations brought in by Health Canada concerning medical marijuana. This nation-wide coalition has already grown to 6,400 members since it began just 10 months ago and has the support of 58 groups including the B.C. Civil Liberties Association and Dana Larson’s Sensible B.C. Under the new regulations, dispensaries like the Green Cross, where thousands of patients get help and support as well as tested medicine, would be lost. “Once they take our gardens away, this place will be no better than the crack house down the street in the eyes of the law.” Photo: Paul Reid

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“I believe we are the strongest patient advocacy group going in the country because there are 58 groups working collectively. When you put their networks together, you really have a huge representation of this country.”

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