News (Media Awareness Project) - Canada: Markup On Gov't Dope Is 1,500 Per Cent |
| Title: | Canada: Markup On Gov't Dope Is 1,500 Per Cent |
| Published On: | 2007-04-17 |
| Source: | Whitehorse Star (CN YK) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-12 08:03:49 |
MARKUP ON GOV'T DOPE IS 1,500 PER CENT
OTTAWA - The federal government charges patients 15 times more for
certified medical marijuana than it pays to buy the weed in bulk from
its official supplier, newly released documents show.
Critics say it's unconscionable to charge that high a markup to some
of the country's sickest citizens, who have little income and are
often cut off from their medical marijuana supply when they can't pay
their government dope bills.
OTTAWA - The federal government charges patients 15 times more for
certified medical marijuana than it pays to buy the weed in bulk from
its official supplier, newly released documents show.
Critics say it's unconscionable to charge that high a markup to some
of the country's sickest citizens, who have little income and are
often cut off from their medical marijuana supply when they can't pay
their government dope bills.
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