QUESTIONS ABOUT DRUG STORE POT PLAN

VANCOUVER - A B.C. medical marijuana advocate is questioning a Health
Canada pilot project that will see medicinal pot distributed in in
pharmacies.

Hillary Black is the founder and co-director of the B.C. Compassion
Club - an organization that helps patients access medical marijuana.

She says the project will give more access to people who need the
drug.

But she isn't sure drug stores are prepared to deal with all the other
issues of prescribing a drug that's still illegal in Canada.

"A pharmacist isn't going to be able to teach a little old woman how
to roll a joint for the first time. Pharmacists aren't educated around
how to teach people about dosing themselves with cannabis."

But Black admits some people will prefer to access medical marijuana
from a certified pharmacist instead of growing it themselves.