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Dozens of medical marijuana users have been left in limbo after a B.C.-based producer recalled a batch of pot. Greenleaf Medicinals issued a voluntary recall of its Purple Kush strain April 18 following a Health Canada inspection that found problems with the company's control, production and oversight procedures. Though Greenleaf has promised to help its client find new suppliers, that hasn't happened yet, leaving the 63 users affected by the recall with the possibility of being without prescription pot for weeks.
One local Greenleaf client says Health Canada has hung him out to dry. The man, who only wanted to be identified as Jay, registered with Greenleaf by sending the original copy of his authorization to possess -- the document required to be supplied with medicinal marijuana -- as required by Health Canada. Without a new supplier or authorization papers and dwindling supplies, Jay is worried some users might be forced to buy marijuana illegally.
"I don't want to have to go back to having to score it on the street," said Jay, 39, who smokes marijuana to treat an anxiety disorder. Health Canada says Greenleaf clients have two options. "Greenleaf is presently working with other licensed producers to find a supply of marijuana for their clients, or clients may register with another licensed producer by contacting their health-care practitioner to obtain a new medical document," Health Canada spokesperson Sean Upton said in an email.
The Greenleaf recall is the first recall of prescription pot in Canada. Greenleaf no longer appears on the government's list of approved marijuana producers, and the company's website has been taken down. "Greenleaf has agreed to voluntarily stop sale of marijuana until the issues have been corrected at their site. Health Canada removed them from the listing until the issues have been corrected and the company has been re-inspected," Upton said.
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Source: Torontosun.com
Author: Dale Carruthers
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One local Greenleaf client says Health Canada has hung him out to dry. The man, who only wanted to be identified as Jay, registered with Greenleaf by sending the original copy of his authorization to possess -- the document required to be supplied with medicinal marijuana -- as required by Health Canada. Without a new supplier or authorization papers and dwindling supplies, Jay is worried some users might be forced to buy marijuana illegally.
"I don't want to have to go back to having to score it on the street," said Jay, 39, who smokes marijuana to treat an anxiety disorder. Health Canada says Greenleaf clients have two options. "Greenleaf is presently working with other licensed producers to find a supply of marijuana for their clients, or clients may register with another licensed producer by contacting their health-care practitioner to obtain a new medical document," Health Canada spokesperson Sean Upton said in an email.
The Greenleaf recall is the first recall of prescription pot in Canada. Greenleaf no longer appears on the government's list of approved marijuana producers, and the company's website has been taken down. "Greenleaf has agreed to voluntarily stop sale of marijuana until the issues have been corrected at their site. Health Canada removed them from the listing until the issues have been corrected and the company has been re-inspected," Upton said.
News Moderator - The General @ 420 MAGAZINE ®
Source: Torontosun.com
Author: Dale Carruthers
Contact: Contact us | Toronto Sun
Website: Medical marijuana users left high and dry after producer goes up in smoke | Cana
