Canada Progressive and Compassionate

Canada is in the process of organizing a pilot program, modeled somewhat on a year-old plan in place in the Netherlands, to sell medical marijuana in pharmacies. From CNN:

TORONTO, Canada (AP) -- Canada plans to make government-certified marijuana available in local pharmacies, a move that would make it only the second country in the world to allow the direct sale of medical marijuana.

I'm a strong proponent of compassionate use of marijuana for those who are ill. I've seen it allow patients who are so nauseated by treatments and disease that they are almost dead from not eating regain some stability in their lives.

By placing this in pharmacies, it's a step closer to making marijuana available to those who need and choose to use it. Kids aren't likely to get marijuana from the local drugstore either.

Thus, Canada proves once again that it's a more compassionate and progressive country than ours is allowed to be.