After pressure from across the industry, Public Safety Canada included “cannabis for medical purposes” among its list of federally designated “Guidance on Essential Services and Functions in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” MED advocates and sector representatives celebrated.
MJ Biz Daily, Twitter–@jon_zaid, @_deepakanand, @CCC_cannabis, @G_Smitherman
- Having determined MED is federally essential, advocates wondered when Ottawa will remove excise taxes from MED and introduce MED cost-coverage to public health insurance.
Twitter–@ErinEGratton, @RCapler
