Due to a lack of funds, the Quebec Medical Marijuana Service is not accepting new patients
Santé Cannabis, a no-fee medical cannabis service covered by Quebec’s public health insurance, announced that it will not be accepting new patients due to a lack of funds.
“We had to reduce our staff to focus on continuing the care of our current patients,” said Erin Prosk, President and Co-Founder of Santé Cannabis. “This means that thousands of patients across Quebec will not have access to healthcare professionals to support the safe and effective use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes.”
Rebekah Foegel, who was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at the age of 16, was hospitalized and discharged. She was prescribed opioids to control her pain and eventually became dependent on them. However, a doctor who had previously worked for him Santé Cannabis proposed that she tried medical marijuana for non-opioid pain control, which Fogel says has changed her life.
Due to the pandemic, some companies began withdrawing their grants, leaving Santé Cannabis without funds to continue treating patients like Fogel. “It’s really an essential healthcare service that isn’t provided by the Société Québécoise du Cannabis (SQDC)is not available in pharmacies and clinics or hospitals across Quebec, we are here because there is an important and critical need. said Prosk.
“So you’re at the end of your tether. They suffer. Chronic pain touches every corner of their lives,” he said dr Michael Dworkind, co-founder and medical director of Sante Cannabis. “The good news is that it makes a significant difference in people’s lives, allowing them to sleep, function and some even get back to work.”
According to CBC News, that’s SQDCa government agency that operates cannabis stores in the province generated total revenue of $66.5 million last fiscal year, almost doubling the previous year.” In connection, Prosk said that “Santé Cannabis would…
