CSA: Health Canada Cannabis / Flin Flon

"Regulating Compassion: An overview of Health Canada's medical cannabis policy and practice" The first comprehensive review of Health Canada's controversial medical cannabis program, as well as the community-based dispensaries that are currently the main source of medical cannabis medicines and access in Canada.
Lucas, P.G. (2008). Harm Reduct J. Jan 28;5:5.
A Review of the Cannabis Cultivation Contract between Health Canada and Prairie Plant Systems(October, 2007)
ATI Request Showing Number of Authorized Users in Debt to Health Canada as of January 31st, 2007
As of January 31st, 2007, 434 authorized user owe Health Canada over $554,000, and 29 have been cut off from accessing the PPS cannabis, which is Canada's only legal supply

Health Canada pharmacist Barry Jones expresses concerns over "influencing" rather than "informing" physicians in regards to medical cannabis recommendations to MMAD Director Ronald Denault

Actual script that MMAD program administrators drafted for Health Canada phone-bank workers warning applicants to the program calling to inquire how long it will take to process their forms will take their "file out of rotation and will delay the review and processing of your application or renewal"

ATI of number of authorized users unable to pay for Health Canada's cannabis supply as of April 20th, 2007

PPS LetterThreatening CSA with Lawsuit and ATI regarding Health Canada's Involvement.

Health Canada and PPS Contract Negotions and Final Terms for 12 Month Extension, Nov. 2005 to September 2006

Draft Refund Letter for PPS cannabis: The following is a draft refund letter for exemptees who ordered the PPS cannabis to use in order to either get a refund or to stop them from sending a collection agency after us

Health Canada Tests of PPS Cannabis From May 2004 Show it to be Much Weaker Than 10% THC Labelled on Package - To see actual test results, open pdf.

Regarding CSA's Open Letter of Concern for the Health and Safety of Canada's Medicinal Cannabis Community

Letter of support from the BC Civil Liberties of Association to Health Minister Dosanjh urging him to address the PPS lawsuit threat against CSA () (Word doc)

Second Letter by BCCLA to Health Canada re. PPS:

The Potential Dangers of Gamma Irradiation:

List of articles and resources questioning the presumed safety of gamma irradiation

Degradation of Monoterpenes in Orange Juice by Gamma Radiation [PDF]

Environmental Web Sources and Data about Flin Flon Mines Area

CTV: Government pot story video stream link

Data obtained under Access Of Information

ATI of number of authorized users unable to pay for Health Canada's cannabis supply as of April 20th, 2007

Applications/Rejections under the MMAR

Amount of cannabis produced and stored by Health Canada

Cost of the OCMA by year

Testing done for aflatoxins

22 grams of VICS organic cannabis (18%THC) compared to 22 grams of Health Canada cannabis (12%THC)

22 grams of Health Canada cannabis

Close-up of Health Canada cannabis; please note the abundance of stalk, stem, and debris.