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Activists applaud NS court decision on pot funding
Rick Howe Apr 06, 2010 16:28:37 PM
Medical marijuana activists are applauding last week's decision by the Nova Scotia Supreme Court that says the province must fund a Halifax woman's federally-approved medical marijuana.
Debbie Stultz Giffen with the Maritimers Unite for Medical Marijuana Society calls it a huge decision.
"People who are on low fixed income through social services should be able to claim for their medical marijuana expenses," says Giffen.
After a five year battle, the court ruled in favour of 61-year-old Sally Campbell, ordering the Community Services Department to pay for her marijuana.
The court says the marijuana is essential to her quality of life and because she's on social assistance, the province must pay. She has federal permission to smoke two grams a day.
Giffen is also pleased by Justice Minister Ross Landry's recent musings about decriminalizing possession of small amounts of pot.
"Our Attorney General is at least mulling over the feasibility of something like decriminalization," she says.
Landry said last week prosecuting minor possession cases can be time consuming and costly.
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