This is far from overOGI C:WEED Globe says Organigram, Canopy hear investigation call
Globe says Organigram, Canopy hear investigation call
The Globe and Mail reports in its Monday edition that a group of military veterans who say they are suffering from health problems after consuming tainted medical marijuana is calling on Health Minister Jane Philpott to launch a formal investigation. The Globe's Grant Robertson writes that Scott Wood, a retired military policeman, said he believes Health Canada is trying to sweep the problem under the rug without a proper investigation. The group's call for Ms. Philpott to get involved comes after Health Canada issued a public statement Friday saying it determined there was "low health risk" posed by several banned pesticides found in medical marijuana sold by two federally licensed companies. "Here are the facts," Health Canada said, stating that its findings determined the amount of the banned chemical myclobutanil found was not enough to pose a "risk of serious adverse health consequences." Mr. Wood, however, says the facts he has collected differ from Health Canada's and there needs to be further examination. Symptoms being reported by patients who consumed products that were later recalled by Mettrum and OrganiGram include persistent nausea and vomiting after taking the product.