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Canada: Legit Pot Not Easy To Get - Expert Nathalie Trepanier Ottawa Sun (CN ON) Tuesday 27 Nov 2001 A Health Canada official was in Hull court yesterday to explain the often long and complicated process for obtaining an exemption to possess and cultivate marijuana. Cindy Cripps-Prawak, director of the office of cannabis medical access with Health Canada, was called to testify by Raymond Turmel. He is accused of possession of marijuana and cultivating marijuana with the intention to traffic. Turmel, who is representing himself, led Cripps-Prawak through the exhaustive requirements to obtain the exemption under Section 56. The department must first review the nature and seriousness of the medical condition, said Cripps-Prawak. The benefits of using marijuana must also outweigh the risks. "All the therapies currently available must have been tried and failed or seriously considered and failed to be appropriate," she told the court. All other means of lawful access, such as clinical trials, must also have been considered and failed, she explained. Finally, she said, the patient's treating practitioner must be of the opinion that the marijuana is necessary for treatment. Under further questioning by Turmel, Cripps-Prawak said a patient who becomes too sick to cultivate marijuana can phone Health Canada and designate a specific "care grower." The trial continues today.
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