ZenLunatic
03-03-2006, 03:28 AM
A licensed medical marijuana user has had a criminal charge for pot production dropped -- and has had all his growing equipment returned by city police -- after a bureaucratic bungle left him without his medication for weeks.
"I'm still stunned at this government," Tom Shapiro said Thursday.
Shapiro, who uses medical marijuana to control the symptoms of AIDS, has been licensed to grow and use medical marijuana for about five years. He encountered problems with his licence this fall, when his annual renewal was delayed due to a series of bureaucratic issues -- including discussions between his doctor and Health Canada on whether his dosage should be increased.
"I'm still stunned at this government," Tom Shapiro said Thursday.
Shapiro, who uses medical marijuana to control the symptoms of AIDS, has been licensed to grow and use medical marijuana for about five years. He encountered problems with his licence this fall, when his annual renewal was delayed due to a series of bureaucratic issues -- including discussions between his doctor and Health Canada on whether his dosage should be increased.