A Coalition has been formed by Jason Wilcox and others to address the serious problems in Health Canada's newly proposed regulations called the MMPR or Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations. Health Canada's intention with the new regulations is to remove the ability of sick and disabled persons from producing their own medicine or having a caregiver produce it for them, a right that most licensed persons have had for the better part of 10 years under the current program called the MMAR. Health Canada intends to replace these licenses with commercial producers which could charge up to or beyond a 4 fold increase in the current cost for medication to the patient using Health Canada's own figures.
The Coalition named:
MMAR DPL/PPL Coalition Against Repeal
currently has over 3400 members across Canada, actively working to prevent these regulations coming into force.
The Coalition has sought out the expert advice of seasoned Constitutional lawyer John C. Conroy Q.C. to take on the legal battle that is assumed will take place. Mr. Conroy cites the following three objectives as the main goals of the Coalition.
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Prevent all or some of the new regulation (MMPR) from coming into force. |
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Maintain the status quo until reasonable access is assured for those patients having the right to access as established by the Ontario Court of Appeal in 2000 holding the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 7 the right to fair and reasonable access. |
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File a Class Action for damages if the MMAR repeal become law. |
