e-3414 (Health)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Licences for the production of medical cannabis are often abused, with production in excess of personal use amounts diverted for commercial sale on the black market;
- The amount of cannabis individuals are authorized to possess for medical purposes is impossible for an individual to personally consume;
- The Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team has identified that organized crime has infiltrated the growing and distribution of black market cannabis production diverted from “medical” purposes;
- Grow-ops in rural and residential neighbourhoods have negative impacts on nearby residents’ health and well-being, such as excessive smells, frequent traffic and reduced property values;
- Health Canada’s yield estimates for cannabis production are grossly inaccurate;
- Municipal enforcement agencies have little to no power over cannabis grow-ops in their own jurisdictions; and
- The federal government has failed to subject personal registered medical cannabis production to examination and inspection, allowing grey and black market cannabis operations to flourish under this program.
- Open for signature
- May 20, 2021, at 11:01 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- June 19, 2021, at 11:01 a.m. (EDT)