Re: Island Health has no appetite for edibles, March 23.
I find myself feeling rather disturbed after reading the News Bulletin account of the Vancouver Island Health Authority’s decision to regulate cannabis edibles being sold in dispensaries.
Dr. Richard Stanwick cites that the problem is that the cannabis used in these edible products does not come from an approved source. Is this standard maintained in all food products sold in our health region? I do not believe that it is.
Has VIHA investigated ‘food products’ sold in dollar stores that are imported from China, where there have been many instances of toxic ingredients causing serious health problems in consumers? I would consider these to impose far more danger than the high-quality cannabis edibles that ‘help the medicine go down’ for many suffering individuals.
Our grocery stores sell many ‘food products’ which contain questionable ingredients that I consider too great a health risk to consume.
This ban on products which can alleviate the suffering of patients dealing with grievous health conditions seems completely hypocritical. Let’s get real about ‘protecting’ consumers from dangerous ingredients in food, instead of using poorly enforced regulations to deprive the sick of products that can help them to rest well, without pain.
Glenda Barr
Lantzville