Veterans Say Auditor General's Prescribed Pot Report Flawed, Too Narrow in Scope
A veterans group says auditor general Michael Ferguson's latest report clouds the most important issue when it comes to the increasing use of medical marijuana to treat injuries such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
Clayton Goodwin, of the Veterans Accountability Commission, one of a growing number of grassroots organizations, says last week's audit focused too narrowly on the rising cost of the program and not on the health benefits of switching from pharmaceuticals to medicinal pot.
He claims there are cost-savings associated with dropping prescription drugs, and would have preferred to see the report analyze that aspect.
"In the auditor general's report; he basically leaves out facts," Goodwin said at a media event on Parliament Hill on Monday. "He comes at it from the cost of medical marijuana. He has not said anything about the cost of pharmaceuticals."
Veterans who are taking part in the program should have been interviewed --...
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