MARIJUANA RIPOFF

To the editor:

Re: High Markup On Feds' Medicinal Pot, The Daily News, April 16.

Marijuana has many beneficial medicinal uses. Medical-marijuana
patients rely on their medicine to live and have better lives.

It is unfortunate that Health Canada feels the need to rip off sick
people by charging exorbitant prices for a poor-quality product.

That is not the Canadian way of helping others. Instead, our federal
government should legalize and regulate marijuana and support local
compassion clubs which are able to deliver safe, organic, medicinal
marijuana to patients.

Someone needs to tell Health Canada that bullying sick people is the
wrong message to send to our young people.

Herb Couch

Western Canada Director

Educators For Sensible Drug Policy