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Taxing medical cannabis hurts vulnerable patients

Opinion | BY GORDON FOX | December 7, 2017
If patients with legitimate medical need pay just as much tax for their cannabis as do those Canadians looking to use cannabis recreationally, fewer of these patients will bother going to their doctor when they can simply buy cannabis at a retail store. This will hurt their overall quality of medical care, writes Gordon Fox. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY GORDON FOX | December 7, 2017
Opinion | BY GORDON FOX | December 7, 2017
If patients with legitimate medical need pay just as much tax for their cannabis as do those Canadians looking to use cannabis recreationally, fewer of these patients will bother going to their doctor when they can simply buy cannabis at a retail store. This will hurt their overall quality of medical care, writes Gordon Fox. The Hill Times file photograph