7 September 2024
BRITISH COLUMBIA PATIENTS NEED PROVINCIAL MEDICAL CANNABIS ACCESS.

September 6, 2024

WE NEED YOUR HELP. PLEASE SIGN AND SHOW PREMIER EBY HOW IMPORTANT ACCESS TO MEDICAL CANNABIS IS.

Whereas:

• The Canada Health Act requires the provinces and territories to deliver and administer all medical programs. A provincially managed program would be legal and feasible. Health is primarily a provincial, not a federal, responsibility.

• According to The Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey (CADUMS), among those who used cannabis, 17.7% (representing about 420,000 Canadians or 1.6% of the Canadian population aged 15 years and older) reported doing so for medical purposes. Half (49.7%) of those who used cannabis for medical purposes did so mainly for chronic pain caused by conditions such as arthritis, back pain and migraines, while the remaining 50.3% used cannabis primarily for one of a variety of conditions that included insomnia, depression and anxiety. Cannabis is used to keep some people alive during serious, life threatening diseases that don't respond to any other medicine, it is also used preventively for stress and depression, which could account for the 2-3 million Canadian users who are commonly understood as being "recreational".

September 6, 2024

Whereas:

• The Canada Health Act requires the provinces and territories to deliver and administer all medical programs. A provincially managed program would be legal and feasible. Health is primarily a provincial, not a federal, responsibility.

• According to The Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey (CADUMS), among those who used cannabis, 17.7% (representing about 420,000 Canadians or 1.6% of the Canadian population aged 15 years and older) reported doing so for medical purposes. Half (49.7%) of those who used cannabis for medical purposes did so mainly for chronic pain caused by conditions such as arthritis, back pain and migraines, while the remaining 50.3% used cannabis primarily for one of a variety of conditions that included insomnia, depression and anxiety. Cannabis is used to keep some people alive during serious, life threatening diseases that don't respond to any other medicine, it is also used preventively for stress and depression, which could account for the 2-3 million Canadian users who are commonly understood as being "recreational".

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19 verified
  1. Joy Davies, retired, Ladysmith
  2. Glenn Wells, Podcaster, Cannabis substitution program, Mission
  3. Ron Stephen
  4. Betty Freedman, Retired, White Rock
  5. Patti Gibson, Retired, Surrey
  6. Karen Urquhart, Priest, Anglican Church, Vancouver
  7. Michelle Di Tomaso, Office Manager, ICT Group, Vancouver
  8. Michelle Sikora, Activist, S&M Medicinal Sweet Shoppe, Sechelt BC
  9. Krista Parker, Disability, Lake Cowichan
  10. April Thomson, Delta
  11. Sue Muise, Yarmouth
  12. Kris Verhulst, Retired, Sechelt
  13. Precious Kubot, Retired, Roberts Creek
  14. Douglas Sikora, Construction worker, former owner of S&M Medicinal Sweet Shoppe, S&M Medicinal Sweet Shoppe, Sechelt
  15. Terri Lyne Gedanitz, Author, Karmic series, Port coquitlam
  16. Jodi Meger, Disability, Port Coquitlam
  17. Ian Jessop, Victoria BC
  18. Joel Podersky, Director, Roberts Creek
  19. Fazilat begum, Retired, Vancouver
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