Saskatoon man opens city's first medical marijuana dispensary

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Mark Hauk, of the Saskatoon Compassion Club, is set to open up a new medical marijuana dispensary on Second Avenue.

A new medical marijuana dispensary will open its doors today on Second Avenue. The man behind the dispensary, Mark Hauk, will also be in front of council to ask for the city to regulate the industry.

Hauk is with the Saskatchewan Compassion Club, an organization that describes itself as assisting people in medical need to get a prescription for marijuana and to find a safe and quality supply of the drug.  

Hauk said the current rules on medical marijuana aren't working. 

"The federal system right now, is causing sick and dying people in our community to needlessly suffer," he saidSays wait times and prices are a factor

New medical weed dispensary on Second Avenue

Location of new medical pot dispensary on Second Avenue in Saskatoon. (Steve Pasqualotto/CBC)

Hauk said buying...

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-man-opens-city-s-first-medical-marijuana-dispensary-1.3193085