MARIJUANA GOES MISSING IN THE MAIL -- AGAIN

A licensed medical marijuana user whose cannabis got lost in the mail this
summer is again wondering what happened to his package.

A licensed grower from Grand Forks, B.C,. has been sending Michel Aube
three ounces of Health Canada-approved marijuana every month for the past
year through Canada Post.

The South Mountain resident went to the post office yesterday to pick up
the package that costs him $300 a month, but found an empty envelope and a
note inside from Canada Post saying "found damaged, torn or opened, and
officially repaired."

It's not the first time Mr. Aube has had problems getting his medicine.
Last summer, he received a badly damaged package, but with the contents
still intact. Another time he didn't received the package at all.

A Canada Post spokesman said they have no problem shipping the marijuana as
long as it is properly packaged, and doesn't look like marijuana. He said
it's possible someone may have known Mr. Aube receives medical marijuana.

Mr. Aube takes the marijuana to numb back pain after he fell from a cliff
in 1989. Health Canada spokesman Paul Duchesne said missing medical
marijuana has not been a big problem. There are about 800 licensed users in
Canada.