Pubdate: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 Source: Winnipeg Sun (CN MB) Copyright: 2014 Canoe Limited Partnership Contact: http://www.winnipegsun.com/letter-to-editor Website: http://www.winnipegsun.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/503 Page: 12 DOCTOR GROUPS DUCK CONTENTIOUS POT ISSUE Three groups representing Canadian doctors will not be signing on to Health Canada's anti-pot ad campaign. The College of Family Physicians of Canada, Canadian Medical Association and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada said Saturday they would not participate in the campaign targeted at young Canadians. "The educational campaign has now become a political football on Canada's marijuana policy and for this reason the CFPC, CMA and Royal College will not be participating. We did not, and do not, support or endorse any political messaging or political advertising on this issue," the groups said in a joint statement. All three organizations said they would ill continue to increase awareness of the health risks of drug and alcohol consumption by young Canadians. - - QMI Agency - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom