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Good Morning Don, Joao, and All, There are still some caveats in Canada.... CMA urges Health Canada to adopt a continuing evidence-based approach to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes Source: Canadian Medical Association Date: May 8, 2001 http://www.cma.ca/advocacy/news/2001/05-08.htm Health Canada - marijuana for medicinal purposes - articles http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/azindex_mno.htm#marij Cheers ......... murray On 14 May 2001, at 21:05, Donald Diswinka wrote: > Joao > > Not quite Joao, it is now only not approved in the USA as Canada first > approved such use in 1999. > > "June 9, 1999: Minister of Health announces clinical trials program, and > procedure for exempting from criminal prosecution individuals who > successfully apply to Health Canada for access to medicinal marijuana" > > So for nearly two years now medical cannabis, has been approved for > medical use. Canadain farmers can apply to grow it legally in Canada. > > Don > > on 5/14/01 5:58 AM, Joao Carvalho at [log in to unmask] wrote: > > > Murray , > > > > It seems that the britishs are ahead in this issue than the americans > > and canadians . If other drugs such as morphine etc. have for long > > time been used to medical purposes how to justify all this paranoia > > about and against cannabis ?? ;) > > > snip > > >> Medical cannabis 'to be legalised within two years' > >> By David Derbyshire, Medical Correspondent > >> CANNABIS could be legalised for medicinal use within two years > >> after clinical trials on patients with multiple sclerosis, cancer and > >> arthritis proved encouraging.................................... > > > > Cheers, > > Joao Paulo - Salvador,BA,Brazil > > [log in to unmask] > > > > [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn