RE:RE:RE:RE:Serious question.This is correct. There seems to be some confusion about Health Canada's role. Please review their website: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/medical-use-marijuana/licensed-producers/consumer-information-cannabis-marihuana-marijuana.html
Note: Cannabis is not an approved therapeutic product and the provision of this information should not be interpreted as an endorsement of the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes, or of marijuana generally, by Health Canada. This leaflet is designed by Health Canada for patients authorized to possess cannabis for medical purposes. It is based on the document "Information for Health Care Professionals: Cannabis (marihuana, marijuana) and the Cannabinoids", and is a summary only - it will not provide you with all the facts about cannabis for medical purposes.
Contact your health care practitioner if you have any questions.
Once cannabis is legalised, the issue of access changes. Health care professionals are self- regulated and many of their activities are "controlled" or dictated by legislation. For example consent laws, personal health information act etc. In many jurisdictions prescribing is a controlled act. Colleges will have guidance for their members around controlled acts.
Even with cannabis legislation as it is now- each College has provided guidance and direction:
https://cpsns.ns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Authorization-of-Marijuana-Medical-Purposes.pdf
https://www.cpso.on.ca/Policies-Publications/Policy/Marijuana-for-Medical-Purposes
https://www.cpsbc.ca/files/pdf/PSG-Cannabis-for-Medical-Purposes.pdf
It is important to note that we are about to go through massive changes- things will not look like how they do now 5 years from now. Here is an article that draws light on curent regulatory changes that are being proposed/advocated for:
https://www.straight.com/cannabis/1021456/pharmacists-quebec-say-patients-should-get-medical-cannabis-them-not-mail