A veteran in Whitehorse is not impressed with the federal government's decision to cut back the amount of medical marijuana it will cover for people who have served in the military. Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr plans to scale back the limit for reimbursement from 10 grams of medical marijuana per day to three. Number of prescriptions upLast March, Minister Hehr told CBC News he was launching an internal policy review, after data showed the number of medical marijuana prescriptions had shot up. A psychiatrist, pain specialist, oncologist or other health specialist would have to submit an application explaining the rationale for a larger quantity. If I were to see a pain specialist — or put myself on a waiting list — I'm looking at years."

Source: CBC News November 23, 2016 16:27 UTC