Canadian Government Will Not Appeal the Allard Medical Pot Ruling: Philpott
Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says the government has decided not to appeal the Allard v. Canada decision – a February federal court ruling that allows for patients to grow their own medical marijuana.
“We will not be appealing the court’s decision,” Philpott announced to reporters Thursday.
“We will respect the decision of the federal court and as such we are now in a situation where we have responsibility to address the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations and they will be amended accordingly in order to address the concerns of the court.”
Today was the deadline to file an appeal.
Philpott didn’t go into specifics and said it’s too early to say what kind of regulations will be put in place, but said the overall goals will be to deal with affordability and access of medical marijuana.
“Until such time as the amendments are put in place, the [MMPR] will...
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