Auditor Urges Veterans Affairs to Rein in Medical Marijuana Use, Costs
The latest report from the federal auditor general urges Veterans Affairs to get a grip on its medical marijuana program for injured ex-soldiers, which is expected to cost taxpayers a startling $25 million this year.
Michael Ferguson says it's just one of the programs where the federal government has critical data available to it that's either not usable, not used or not acted upon at all.
The report tabled Tuesday in the House of Commons also looked at the dire condition of the army reserves, the federal government's inability to detect and prevent refugee fraud and the uncertain impact of the former Conservative government's $400-million venture capital action plan.
But with medical marijuana for veterans, Ferguson paints a picture of program out of control.
He says the federal department long ago recognized the need to contain the prescribed pot program by imposing a limit on how much the government is...
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