// Definition
The Canadian federal transition from the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR), which allowed personal and designated growing, to the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR), which restricted production to large licensed producers. A contentious policy shift under the Harper government.
// From the Episode
Episode 058 includes discussion of the MMAR and MMPR systems at approximately 1:30:00. The panel debates dispensaries versus licensed producers, with concerns about corporate control of medical cannabis. The MMPR was seen as Harper's attempt to corporatize cannabis production and eliminate small growers. With Trudeau's election, the panel expresses hope for reform of this system. The transition represented a key battle between grassroots cannabis access and government-regulated commercial production.
// Source
Ep. 058 Hash Church LVII 57 →