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  For the Ill, The Pot's in The Post

Posted by FoM on December 27, 2001 at 08:00:13 PT
By Jason Botchford, Toronto Sun 
Source: Toronto Sun 

It has been a green Christmas for many medical marijuana users across Canada, courtesy of Canada Post. Canadian compassion clubs were able to leave shrink-wrapped ounces of marijuana under trees via a new shipping system that utilizes Canada Express Post. The system is giving sick and dying Canadians, who have legal exemptions from the health ministry to smoke marijuana as medicine, safe and secure delivery. 
"It's groundbreaking," says Eric Nash, who runs a Canadian resource Web site for pot smokers at: http://www.medicalmarihuana.ca "This is a new thing, it's never been done before in the world. It's leading edge that marijuana delivery is being sanctioned by the federal government through this philosophy." More than a dozen compassion clubs can now use Canada Post to legally send their medicine. Many clubs have combined this with a new, limited-time donation program that will see the product delivered for free for those in need. The clubs are currently soliciting green donations from their growers, which they then pass along to medical patients holding exemption certificates. "It is an efficient and well-managed network, and is serving patients well in the procurement of high quality, organic medical marijuana," Nash said. Dozens of packages with just under an ounce of marijuana have been sent in the past couple of weeks. "It's about time," says Bill Palmer, 37, who is infected with HIV and can legally puff for medical reasons. "Finally the marijuana has a system to get to the people who need it and have a legal right to use it." Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON)Author: Jason Botchford, Toronto SunPublished: Thursday, December 27, 2001Copyright: 2001 Canoe Limited Partnership.Contact: editor sunpub.comWebsite: http://www.fyitoronto.com/torsun.shtmlRelated Article & Web Site:FTE's Canadian Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/can.htmMedicinal-Pot Users Fuming Over Delayshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread11623.shtmlLegal Pot Available on Jan. 1 http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread11622.shtmlFirst Batch of Government-Issue Marijuana Readyhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread11620.shtml 

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Comment #6 posted by FoM on December 28, 2001 at 14:26:21 PT

GCW 
You're welcome! I'm going to try to watch it now. I currently have a fairly good connection and I can't find any news to post so I'm hoping it works ok. I have a terrible time watching anything on line. It usually doesn't work right for me but I would love to watch it so I'll give it a try! Happy New Year!
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Comment #5 posted by The GCW on December 28, 2001 at 07:30:01 PT

FoM
Thank you for the Grass link.
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Comment #4 posted by Rev Jonathan Adler on December 27, 2001 at 22:58:19 PT:

Mailing Marijuana in Canada! It's OK!
So what else is new. The US Federal Governmment NIDA has done the same thing for twenty or more patients for 25 years or more! 300 pre-roled joints of dirt weed from Mississippi!
We improved on that here in Hawaii and have helped thousands of patients and church members for years legally. But I must say they have stumbled on a good idea. Mail the medicine to the patients legally and don't bother them or the suppliers who are legally entitled to do this service; whether it be medically or religiously. Healing and medicine are still the same animal in different clothing! Peace and keep rollin'! Rev Jonathan Adler
Hawaii Medical Marijuana Institute
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Comment #3 posted by FoM on December 27, 2001 at 11:00:11 PT

Grass The Movie Now On Line
http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-1110.html
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Comment #2 posted by The GCW on December 27, 2001 at 08:34:57 PT

Tears
The compassion, love and mercy level has gone up. This nearly brings tears to the eyes. Oh Canada, never before have I thought so hard to give away my country for the sake of another.
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Comment #1 posted by Dark Star on December 27, 2001 at 08:11:03 PT

Whoa, Nelly!
Amerika will not like this, and may wage war on rebellious Canadians. Vive la difference!
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