Nova Scotia told to fund medical marijuana operation (BBC) {socialized medicine RULES!}

eppur_se_muova

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Mon Jun-20-11 02:54 PM
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Nova Scotia told to fund medical marijuana operation (BBC) {socialized medicine RULES!}

A Canadian province has been ordered to pay for an ill couple's medical marijuana, Canadian media report.

The Nova Scotia income assistance appeals board ruled the couple needed treatment but were unable to afford growing supplies, CBC news reports.

The board ordered Nova Scotia to pay 2,500 Canadian dollars ($2,541; �1,569) to set up the growing operation.

The wife was injured in a car accident and her husband suffers from glaucoma and smoke marijuana to ease the pain.
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As well as the set-up costs, the province was also ordered to pay 100 Canadian dollars every three months towards the running costs of the growing operation.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13845963

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xchrom

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Mon Jun-20-11 03:02 PM
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1. recommend

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Uncle Joe

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Mon Jun-20-11 03:09 PM
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2. Kicked and recommended for the great, enlightened, progressive nation of Canada.

Edited on Mon Jun-20-11 03:12 PM by Uncle Joe

Thanks for the thread, eppur_se_muova.:thumbsup:

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ccharles000

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Mon Jun-20-11 03:13 PM
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3. k/r

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Uben

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Mon Jun-20-11 03:30 PM
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4. CAn you get approved for MM if you have......

....thick eyebrows? I bet it would help, a lot! I'm running with this one!

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