A generic is a consumer product having no brand name or registered trademark.   
   Canadians first saw generics in the grocery business. More recently generics   
   have arrived in the pharmaceutical industry.    
      
   For example a tablet of penicillin that has the same ingredients as its   
   Canadian brand name counterpart can be purchased in India for $0.15. The brand   
   name product in Canada costs $2.00 a tablet. Since the introduction of generic   
   drugs to Canada, when a    
   prescription is being filled, a pharmacist must ask the consumer if they would   
   like a generic drug, rather than a brand named drug, if it is being stocked.   
      
   Why shouldn't the same rules apply in the medical marijuana business as are   
   being applied in the pharmaceutical business? Generic medical marijuana can be   
   purchased in China for a few cents a gram. Currently in Canada medical   
   marijuana dispensaries are    
   charging between $5 and $13.50 per gram.    
      
   For Boomers who once bought an ounce of grass for $20, here is a quick   
   conversion. There are 28 grams in an ounce. Generation Y folks who are   
   suffering from pain and have been prescribed medical marijuana are being   
   charged between $140 and $378 an ounce.   
      
   Why should medical marijuana dispensaries be allowed to hide behind a   
   government granted monopoly and gouge sick people like that? It's time for the   
   medical marijuana industry in Canada to be brought under control. A first step   
   would be the introduction    
   of generic medical marijuana from China.    
      
   JL 11-21-15   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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