MARIJUANA ACTIVISTS FUMING OVER ARREST

Medical marijuana advocates are angry over the treatment of a Regina
AIDS patient who was arrested after his marijuana licence expired.

Tom Shapiro was handcuffed, along with his wife and son, for four
hours while police tried to determine his status in Health Canada's
medical marijuana program, said an official with the Canadian AIDS Society.

"There seems to be a broken link in the communications at Health
Canada," said Lynne Belle-Isle of the society, who has been in
frequent contact with Mr. Shapiro since his house was raided.