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"I could't even eat this morning," said medical marijuana patient Anne Genovy as she sat in the front row of audience seats in Vancouver's Federal Court on Thursday.
"My hands were shaking. The weed relaxes me, but not knowing where I'll get it (marijuana) from or if I'll be arrested is torture."
Genovy is one of an estimated more than 175,000 people with a doctor's recommendation to use marijuana as medicine.
Collectively, they wait to exhale as Federal Court Justice Michael Phelan weighs evidence in Allard V. Health Canada. At stake is the future of who will supply patient prescriptions and who is allowed to grow marijuana in Canada.
After a six week break the case has returned for summations.
During instruction, Phelan reminded the court that in his ruling he can strike out parts or all of legislation, but cannot write in additional clauses.
If Phelan rules with the defence, Health Canada's...
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