Why Pharmacists Believe They're The Most Qualified To Dispense Medical Marijuana
Canada's medical marijuana industry has recently become a battleground between the nation's "gray market" dispensaries - illegal storefronts selling marijuana in cities like Vancouver and Toronto - and licensed producers such as Tilray and OrganiGram, who sell cannabis to patients through Health Canada's mail-order system.
Now a third party is clamoring for a share in the industry. In May, Phil Emberley - Director of Professional Affairs for the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) - wrote a guest column in The Globe and Mail that called on the federal government to let pharmacists dispense medical marijuana.
"As experts in medication management," Emberley wrote, "we work with controlled substances daily and have a proven ability to secure the supply chain ensuring the safety and security of the products we dispense."
Those safeguards aren't currently available...
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