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W.T.F? Health Canada? MMAR program.

1/3/2012

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I wish I could tell you all of our experiences with Health Canada have been fine. When we first applied for Storm, he got his license right away - of course.  His disease progressive to terminal, chronic pain. He got his license at 15. Yet he must apply every year, many patients who have a terminal illness and suffer daily - have to re-apply every year - that's my first WTF? Are they going to get better?? I WISH! They all wish!  
WE ALL WISH for this miracle.
Believe it or not Health Canada - Cannabis in NOT the first thing on our minds when we get up - it's dealing with the situation we are living with. Terminal patients do have to re-apply every year. O.k. - that would be O.k. is they did not F*&^% stuff up.  I sit here confused, frustrated and angry with The MMAR program.  HEALTH Canada, we are Canadians, our country recognizes Cannabis as a Medicine, are you not here to help our sick and suffering Canadians?  It takes forever to get your paper work - this would not be a big deal IF it did NOT make us all  illegal in the eyes of the LAW!  So for the few days, - no usually weeks,  
-no actually MONTHS you have on top of everything else you deal with the stress of being arrested - for what - your medicine! 
*For all those that are ill and take (your choice) Morphine, Oxy - what ever - please just think about that for a second. 
That is such a CRIME . I live with it. I KNOW from experience how many, many, Canadians are feeling.  I KNOW about people getting sent the wrong papers, forms getting lost, stuff getting sent back over and over  only to realize they have made the initial mistakes? WTF?  HELLO!? Do you think these sick Canadians NEED THIS ADDED STRESS?  I hear about peoples suing the program all the time - NO WONDER! It is not right. It like giving a starving dog on a chain a bowl of food a few inches from his nose! must draw ... 
O.K. YES people have it that probably physically - do not need it. So instead for the few that use recreationally - and we all know that there are more than  few - SO BE IT! Instead you are making the seriously sick suffer  for a drug that is not killing anyone anyway!  BUT it is saving the lives of a few of our children! Not to mention making the lives easier for seriously ill people around the world. WTF?  ;-(   We are tired.. tired of having to deal with the check the correct box and promise us your first born paper work that we might get back to you in a  few months &  pray you don't get busted. For  PLANT.
And you wonder why people are so proud of that pink piece of paper! 
The stress that it takes to get it - Not NEEDED.

Love Georgia <><   xox

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Kev
1/3/2012 04:45:31 pm

Hello,

I love your comics! I hear what you're saying. I am an Arizona Medical Marijuana Program patient. I suffer from chronic nausea and wasting from Anxiety Panic Disorder. The cannabis is the only thing that keeps my weight on and eliminates the nausea. It also greatly helps my APD, which is a huge bonus. But, I am now needing to renew my registration in the next 90 days since we must renew every year. This means a new physician recommendation. That's $200. Then the state fee of $150. Now, that's irksome, but that's actually cheaper than the doctors fees for prescription medication that didn't work. Cheaper than the prescription medication, too. But why must I jump through this hoop every year? What, I'm going to be cured in a year? There is no cure for Anxiety Panic Disorder. It can only be treated. So, obviously, I'm going to be needing the cannabis for the rest of my life.

We're treated like second-class citizens because we're a truth governments can't face: That they're wrong. That their whole "War On Drugs" has been and is nothing but a farce. They've told lies about marijuana and now those lies are starting to be exposed. We're the proof that they're wrong. They thought that medical marijuana would go away in time. They literally believed their own lies. They didn't think marijuana had medical uses so they figured, let them try it and sooner or later they'll give up because it doesn't work. But they were wrong and because cannabis is such an effective medicine, people are willing to put up with the outrages, humiliations and invasions of privacy to have this medicine. They knew they created a bureaucratic nightmare so when they saw people willing to go through it, they knew cannabis really is medically effective. They realized they were wrong. But governments cannot admit to being wrong because they think this will make them "weak". As if anyone really cares. So, they continue with this charade out of fear and pride.

We must continue to be living examples of why cannabis is a valuable medicine that can change peoples' lives for the better. I went through ten years of suffering with APD. I did it "their way". Now I will do it the cannabis way because it works and I have my life back. We have rights as human beings to meet our basic needs of food, shelter, water, and medical care. Governments do not have the moral right to interfere with those rights. Governments that interfere with those rights have a name. They're called tyrannies.

Keep up the good work. You're doing an excellent job.

Blessings,
Kev in Arizona

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Jade link
1/3/2012 05:54:37 pm

Amen to people like you! Hugs!

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CdnHuntress
2/3/2012 08:03:15 am

Here is a TIP for all Patients applying for the MMAR with Health Canada. Send your forms using REGISTERED MAIL! This forces a person to sign for your forms, and you can track that information. This way they cannot "Claim" they did not get your forms, or that they got lost. Once signed for they are legally responsible for the paperwork.

Also I get my paperwork ready to go and I send it in 6months before my current prescription is to expire. Even with this 6months of time, I have been left in a position of being without a valid license.

From what I understand taking to lawyers and Health Canada is that once your paper work is completed by the Dr. you are LEGALLY allowed to medicate, even before you get the paperwork from the Government. Just be sure to always keep a copy of your application accessible while waiting for you license to be mailed by Health Canada.

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