injunction/court case updates

leaffan said:

The key point Chris is making is if there is a change in federal power. ...and it is true we don't know what the Liberals will do if elected.

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not like the new govt will fire all HC staff ....just replace the higher people9you know the ones... that don't care) so you will get basically the same people in charge

c ray said:

like this guy for instance

http://muhc.ca/newsroom/node/42977/

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"grants from pharmaceutical companies."
THIS STICKS OUT FOR ME.

so Friday morning will be the end. the last witness is our witness-Eric Nash Cultivator
today has 2 witnesses for the Crown-katherine Sandvos Netherlands Office of Medicinal Cannabis official and the Afternoon is Paul Grootendorst Associate Professor faculty of Pharmacy University of Toronto

Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 5m 5 minutes ago
Good morning Twitterverse! The #Allard medical marijuana trial is back in session. @JFromTheLake here http://cannabisculture.com/content/2015/02/20/Canadas-Medical-Marijuana-Future-Stake-Vancouver-Federal-Court… Let's go!
Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 3m 3 minutes ago
Court officer read out a long list of article names, listing them as evidence. Defence objects to the articles being entered as evidence
Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 2m 2 minutes ago
Justice Phelan said not to worry about it and he will figure out how they'll be used later
Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 49s 49 seconds ago
Catherine Sandvos – Defendants' factual witness and a Netherlands Office of Medicinal Cannabis Official – takes the stand for questioning

Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 5m 5 minutes ago
Last 4 years she has been the deputy manager of a much broader part of the Dutch ministry of health: Cluster Pharma looks after CannabisDept
Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 38s 38 seconds ago
#Netherlands gov started to look at medical cannabis in 1998. In 2001 the Office of Medicinal Cannabis was created #cdnpoli #Allard

Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 4s 4 seconds ago
Conroy: Some companies before 2001 were provided cannabis through pharmacies - gov turned a blind eye or didn't enforce laws strictly

Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 17s 17 seconds ago
The Dutch gov expected to sign up 10,000- 15,000 mmj patients after doing a survey and research. Very few signed up initially - about 1,200

Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 17s 17 seconds ago
Conroy: no one was taken to court and the laws weren't enforced against pharmacies distributing cannabis before 2001? Sandvos agrees

Fingers crossed today is a good one

Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 5m 5 minutes ago
Conroy: There was a major political change that happened –as you stated in your documents? Sandvos not exactly sure about political climate
Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 3m 3 minutes ago
Sandvos said Dutch marijuana coffee shops have been allowed since 1976. Conroy said there are now 700 of them, less than in the recent past
Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 2m 2 minutes ago
Sandvos said she is not an expert on the coffee shops and doesn't know how many there were or are, or how many have closed

doingdishes said:

Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 17s 17 seconds ago
The Dutch gov expected to sign up 10,000- 15,000 mmj patients after doing a survey and research. Very few signed up initially - about 1,200

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Sounds like Canada's estimates at 400,000 patients in a decade.

c ray said:

like this guy for instance

http://muhc.ca/newsroom/node/42977/

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Not sure what ,you mean by this?

Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 10m 10 minutes ago
Sandvos knows the limit is 5g, but doesn't know exactly when the limit was put in. Nodded her head after Conroy said 2003
Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 9m 9 minutes ago
Dutch gov does not check or inspect the marijuana. Sandvos said it isn't necessary and people can see for themselves if something is wrong
Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 7m 7 minutes ago
Sandvos agreeed food in the Netherlands does not need to be inspected if it is grown for personal use
Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 9m 9 minutes ago
Sandvos said she's only heard a few stories from doctors about bad weed giving people stomach infections, a small percentage of safe users
Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 4m 4 minutes ago
Dutch personal growing is now illegal but not enforced, though it's becoming more enforced. An amount of commercial production is allowed
Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 2m 2 minutes ago
Sandvos: Netherlands started with 2 growers: Sim18, Bedrocan
Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 14s 14 seconds ago
Sandvos: No statistics available showing problems with marijuana policies from 1976 - 2006 in the Netherlands

You can get the cost covered through insurance in Holland if you go through Bedrocan, but patients prefer to get it elsewhere.
There's a report on this...gonna try and find it.

Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 2m 2 minutes ago
Gov of Netherlands allowed a patient who didn't like Bedrocan mmi to get a gov subsidy to grow her own, though it is still actually illegal

Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 1m 1 minute ago
Sandvos agrees he was not punished because he was forced to chose between his medicine and freedom #Allard #marijuana #cdnpoli

The whole subject of " patients used to be able to grow but now it's commercial only" has been enough of a focus in the last 2 days to make me start to worry a little.( Not that that takes a whole lot)

Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 8m 8 minutes ago
Since 2003, the Dutch government supplies pharmacies with cannabis - they use gamma radiation as a precaution against mould, etc
Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 7m 7 minutes ago
Sandvos agrees some patients are worried about the gamma radiation, but not that many complain
Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 6m 6 minutes ago
Sandvos agrees there is no shortage of cannabis available from coffee shops. MMJ has been exported from Netherlands to Canada
Cannabis Culture @CannabisCulture · 6m 6 minutes ago
Sandvos: Netherlands was going to export marijuana to Israel, but they wanted too much

CalyxCrusher said:

The whole subject of " patients used to be able to grow but now it's commercial only" has been enough of a focus in the last 2 days to make me start to worry a little.( Not that that takes a whole lot)

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here's some food for thought though-Sandvos agrees he was not punished because he was forced to chose between his medicine and freedom #Allard #marijuana #cdnpoli

"Sandvos agrees some patients are worried about the gamma radiation, but not that many complain"

This is not true!