Pubdate: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 Source: Edmonton Journal (CN AB) Copyright: 2004 The Edmonton Journal Contact: http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmontonjournal/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/134 Author: CanWest News Service Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmjcn.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal - Canada) MEDICINAL MARIJUANA GOES ASTRAY IN MAIL OTTAWA - Canada Post is refusing to deliver medicinal marijuana to a Brockville, Ont., man, despite his licence from Health Canada to receive it legally. It may be academic, anyway, because the package has gone missing. The dosage was mailed April 22 from Grand Forks, B.C., by Brian Taylor, a federally licensed grower and supplier. When Taylor filed a complaint, Canada Post warned him such shipments, if detected, would be confiscated under the corporation's non-mailable substances policy. Spokesperson John Caines said Taylor did not have a licence to ship medicinal marijauna through Canada Post. However, Health Canada spokesperson Catherine Saunders said under federal regulations, growers may ship their medicinal marijuana using any courier, including Canada Post, that meets certain basic criteria. Aube says he has been forced to increase his dosage of morphine to 120 ml a day from 30 ml to deal with his chronic back pain. He had switched to marijuana because the morphine resulted in severe weight loss and lethargy. Taylor said he has shipped another dosage to Aube with a private courier at nearly three times the price of Canada Post. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin