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Canada: Pot Source May Be Open Soon
Michele Young Kamloops Daily News (CN BC)
Monday 27 Aug 2001 People who qualify for medical marijuana could find a storefront source in Kamloops within a few weeks. Julian Gushulak, who ran for the B.C. Marijuana Party in last spring's provincial election, said Monday he's looking for a location for the Kamloops Compassion Club and expects to have an address for it in about two weeks. The project is being backed by the party's president, Mark Emery, and Gushulak said he'll eventually apply for non-profit society status for the club. Club members must fill out application forms and must have legitimate health problems, said Gushulak, who himself suffered a serious industrial accident eight years ago and smokes pot to relieve pain and improve his appetite. The club will be up and running before Health Canada has fully dealt with how to handle the medical marijuana issue. Gushulak said those who are suffering and in pain can't wait for Ottawa to iron out the details. "We can't wait for the government any more," he said. "It's not going to be a free for all. =D6 We're going to know the clients' needs and usage." He envisioned the club with a reception area for those who have questions or want answers, as well as a separate room where members would get organically grown marijuana for smoking or in other forms such as cookies, butter, oil or tincture. "It would be more like a health store than a pharmacy," he said He added he is already gathering names of people with medical problems seeking relief. There will be no drug use on the premises. "I've got probably 25 people I've been talking to since the election in connection with this." The party is providing funding, but as a proviso is insisting there be a security system at the club. Gushulak said the Marijuana Party has lawyers to protect the clubs and the growers providing the various forms of pot. "I realize that it's not a fully legal thing. But it's not fully illegal, either," he said. "I call it a semi-legal state, myself." Gushulak, a marijuana user of 34 years, said he has been busted eight times for having the drug in his possession. He's not worried about getting caught again, especially because of the ambiguous state it's in now that the federal government has legalized marijuana for some medical use. "We're going to follow as closely to government guidelines as possible," he said. "Definitely nobody wants to go to jail." Paul Lagace of the AIDS Society of Kamloops said his organization is not commenting on the medical marijuana issue at this time. Staff Sgt. Randy Brown of the Kamloops RCMP said he'd have to look into the issue before he could comment on how the police will deal with the club.
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