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Taxing medical cannabis hurts vulnerable patients

  • With so much attention focused on the Trudeau government’s plans to legalize recreational cannabis, it is important to not forget the thousands of Canadians
Opinion | BY GORDON FOX | December 7, 2017
If patients with legitimate medical need pay just as much tax for their cannabis as do those Canadians looking to use cannabis recreationally, fewer of these patients will bother going to their doctor when they can simply buy cannabis at a retail store. This will hurt their overall quality of medical care, writes Gordon Fox. The Hill Times file photograph

Taxing medical cannabis hurts vulnerable patients

Opinion | BY GORDON FOX | December 7, 2017
  • With so much attention focused on the Trudeau government’s plans to legalize recreational cannabis, it is important to not forget the thousands of Canadians

Taxing medical cannabis hurts vulnerable patients

Opinion | BY GORDON FOX | December 7, 2017
  • With so much attention focused on the Trudeau government’s plans to legalize recreational cannabis, it is important to not forget the thousands of Canadians
If patients with legitimate medical need pay just as much tax for their cannabis as do those Canadians looking to use cannabis recreationally, fewer of these patients will bother going to their doctor when they can simply buy cannabis at a retail store. This will hurt their overall quality of medical care, writes Gordon Fox. The Hill Times file photograph
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