Pubdate: Thu, 26 Nov 2015
Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON)
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/457
Author: Antonella Artuso
Page: 7

MEDICAL WEED USERS EXEMPT FROM VAPE LAW

Medical marijuana users will be exempt from a Jan. 1 law that will ban
the use of e-cigarettes anywhere tobacco smoking is prohibited.

Ontario Associate Health Minister Dipika Damerla said those who have
been authorized to use pot for treatment of a health condition will be
allowed to vape in places that normally do not allow smoking.

"The medical marijuana exemption is obviously very limited - it's for
people who have a doctor's prescription," Damerla said Wednesday. "But
equally important to understand that as an employer or a restaurant
owner, you can say that there's no vaping, smoking medical marijuana
here."

Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana (CFAMM) praised the
exemption to pending e-cigarette regulations for medical cannabis.
"Ontario has taken a huge step forward by exempting medical cannabis
patients and their use of vaporizers," CFAMM founder Jonathan Zaid
said in a statement. "Many patients, including myself, choose to
vaporize their medicine, and any prohibition on vaporizer use would
have severely limited the ability of patients to use their medication
as prescribed."

Ontario intends to regulate the use of e-cigarettes and vaping
beginning in the new year, treating them like regular cigarettes.
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