31% OF FEDERAL MARIJUANA RETURNED UNSMOKED

Nearly a third of the patients who got marijuana through Health Canada's
medical access program have returned the product, says an activist who sees
that as proof that federal marijuana isn't worth smoking. "High school
students in a cupboard could grow a product that is better and safer than
what we're getting," said Philippe Lucas, who obtained the figures through
the federal access to information law. Mr. Lucas, director of Canadians for
Safe Access, said tests commissioned by his lobby group have found the
federal product contains only 5.1 per cent THC rather than the 10.2 per cent
claimed by Health Canada. Health Canada spokeswoman Catherine Saunders said
29 out of 92 approved users -- 31.5 per cent -- either returned their
marijuana or cancelled orders.