Scintilate's Musings

Although Canada is in the process of passing the new Cannabis Act legislation on July 1, 2018, the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR) - annexed to Canada's 'Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, came into effect on August 5, 2016 and is expected to remain in effect for the first five years the new Cannabis Act is effective. Despite the undeniable scientific research, evidence and randomized controlled trials, not to mention the abundance of analytical evidence (scientific evidence accumulated by observation, analysis and recording), Health Canada has published specific information for Health Care Practitioners regarding dosing , as follows: Cannabis (marijuana, marihuana) is not an approved therapeutic drug in Canada. At present, while pointing to some potential therapeutic benefits, the scientific evidence does not establish the safety and efficacy of cannabis, to the extent required by the Food and Drug Regulations for marketed drugs i...

An imminent and real threat has the capability of endangering cannabis as we know it. This imminent threat is Monsanto’s ability to genetically modify medicinal marijuana in a way that is harmful to our health. I discovered in horror, that Health Canada, without our knowledge, approved genetically modified food and allowed it into the mainstream of our food industry over fifteen years ago. This was somehow accomplished through the creation of a new category of food entitled “novel foods”. Most recently, Health Canada has recalled certain novel food products due to their emerging allergens. Where was the adequate testing prior to approving the products? According to Health Canada's web-site, their statement is that "in principle genetically modified food products that are demonstrated to be safe, are treated the same as non-GM food with regard to labelling requirements"! http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/gmf-agm/fs-if/faq_1-eng.php#p3 The Industrial Hemp Regulations, whi...