How long are people waiting to hear back from Health Canada ?
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zoic
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I feel for you. I procrastinated so long that by the time I decided to go for it the price for a grow license became unreachable for me. So I am still flying under the radar for now and I be damned if I am going to let the government run that part of my life.
GroErr
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Do what you need to do, under the radar works, just keep it very tight and quiet. Absolute need to know basis, don't sell and you'll be fine. People get pinched because they let their guard down and become complacent. Otherwise... happy growing
zoic
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No worries, I know nuthink, I see nuthink, I tell nuthink. I have been fortunate that the smell is minimal and I think this unit I live in is well sealed. I never smell anything from the neighbours, and they love garlic. As far as selling, well I really doubt I can produce enough to supply the wife. Only she will get any since I have switched to hash until it runs out.
Lightgreen2k
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what was the price to get licensed.
depends on what your GP is all about.
buddy above said he DIDNT get one
zoic
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The best price I found last year was $300. That had to be paid up front and there was no guarantee that the doctor would even write a script, and if he did it would be only 3 grams/day. Trying for 5 or 10 pushed it up to around $500 or more so I said fuck it. My family doctor is not even willing to discuss it. My wife's doctor will not give anyone a grow license because she thinks it is to dangerous. She is just a Tweed promoter. She will not give my wife the original document so she can pick her own LP. I wanted my wife to get the original document then send it to HC with the appropriate paperwork, but in hind sight I am happy the way it is now.
sunandsky
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fucking christ thats bullshit beyond bullshit. My dr is a great guy. doesn't take a charge for that shit. Says he doesn't believe in that. He lets me pick any LP I want and is really happy that my home growing is going good. When i told him that my address amendment wasn't here and probably wouldnt be for a while he just said "I don't think anyone's going to bother you. You have the paperwork there."
Maybe you need to shop around for a better dr. drs are fucking worthless. My family dr wanted nothing to do with weed. wouldnt even really talk about it. i had to write him a fucking formal letter before he responded what so ever. he wasn't even aware that there was a medical mj specialist in the area before that. all i ever get is the same thing. take blood tests, then pills. ive sat there plenty of times while drs googled some shit. wtf
dienowk
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Holy crap. I was annoyed with my 13 weeks, 18 weeks is lunacy. I wish I started earlier than I did, glad you didn't let yourself go without due to bureaucratic bullshit.
freddyc
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My doc was telling me that in Ontario at least the rules from the College regarding prescribing have changed since I last applied, a lot more stringent and that they have stopped prescribing for some conditions that were legitimate before... Big pharma is slowly striking back... In other words, do your homework before you meet with your 'sawbones' and have all relevant research info ready to drop in their lap. That is what I had to do..... my wait was between 3-4 weeks.
newgrowboxgrower
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I completely agree with this. Just read the entire thread. Lots of different opinions on here. About 6 years ago I filled out MMAR and asked my doctor. He refused to have anything to do with it. I haven't been on RUI for a long time but still home grow off and on. Maybe one 18plant dwc crop every 18 months in my BCNL Producer on average. I work a lot and don't always have time but always can afford to buy it. it's always available on the street around here. some times it is really good and sometimes awful.
After August 24 I heard about natural health services and it sounded awesome so I booked an appointment in late September '16. The Sherwood park clinic didn't pan out and my appointment got cancelled 3 days before I was supposed to go. Had to wait for Edmonton clinic to open. Could have went Calgary but it is 7 hours away. Edmonton is only 3. Got appointment late November. Got a script for 2gpd. The bud genius pushed hard for me to go with Aphria. I asked her about acmpr home production and said I had to do that on my 3 month checkup. So I gave Aphria a more than fair try. Tried probably 10-20g's of at least 12 strains. Most burn terrible. Far from clean ash. When I grow, my product burns clean, white ash from cherry to filter. This shit burnt hot and barely stayed lit. Harsh AF. The only strain I could stand in a joint was Kusawa: their version of Sour Diesel.
At my three month appointment dr asked if 2gpd was enough and I said yes. He upped it to 3 anyway and sent me to the bud genius. Different one this time, a pretty nice guy. I told him I didn't like Aphria and he suggested Tilray. I told him I wanted to register for acmpr and had an appointment in the afternoon. He said OK but still wanted me to go with Tilray. I said I would like to try Aurora or Redecan. He put me down for Redecan and said for the acmpr I had to print & sign forms off HC website after I fill it out. I asked if I could print it there but he said no. So I had to go to the Edmonton public library lol cuz I'm 3 hours from home. Came back later. He said he had problems signing me up to Redecan so he put my other choice Tilray. I said it was actually Aurora. He apologized but assured me it was better than Aphria. All my appointment was is he checked over the forms and mailed it with the dr script. Only cost $22. That was February 8. Nothing in the mail so far.
Tilray is far better than Aphria but not as good as home grown. Island Sweet Skunk is the best so far but very expensive. In my heart I know I can grow better in dwc. This isn't just ego. I'm sure some of you get what I mean and others probably think it's nonsense. But truthfully that's how I feel.
I really want to be legal but I cant pay these LP's for the half assed grown overpriced bud. Probably start buying street grass in between grows. I got enough jars from Aphria or bags from Tilray to carry it in to seem legal. Sorry for the long story, pretty stoned on some home grown I've been savoring from last fall. I'm really glad I read this thread today and I felt inspired to post my experience so far. I feel like I truly understand everyone's opinions about this. this issue is so complicated on so many dimensions and every person from every region is experiencing this differently. I am not chronically ill, I did this for legality only. But I don't partake any pharmaceuticals, hard drugs or abuse alcohol and think maybe that's why I'm healthy in the first place.
VIANARCHRIS
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Welcome back! And thanks for sharing your story. I'm mmar, so I haven't really paid attention to the application process for the acmpr, but what's the deal with waiting 3 months to grow? If you have a dr. script to purchase, possess and consume, why does the dr. need to approve a grow? My (limited) understanding is the current forms are a registration of the grow and not an application...a doctor can't dictate which pharmacy you buy your antibiotics at.....
OtherSide
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Delivered to Health Canada in Ottawa by Xpresspost May 3rd.
Called the day I sent the registration because the HC website was down and needed the address. On hold exactly 20 minutes, was told they have hired more staff to deal with the volume of apps and turnaround time should be a few weeks now...
Called one week later (May 10) to confirm receipt. On hold 6 minutes. Was told no record of my application yet but currently opening mail from March 22nd. Turnaround time currently 3+ months for an "accurate and complete" application, any errors or omissions could result in pushing it to the 5-6month mark.........
Guess I might be smoking my own by Christmas...
Maybe
Called the day I sent the registration because the HC website was down and needed the address. On hold exactly 20 minutes, was told they have hired more staff to deal with the volume of apps and turnaround time should be a few weeks now...
Called one week later (May 10) to confirm receipt. On hold 6 minutes. Was told no record of my application yet but currently opening mail from March 22nd. Turnaround time currently 3+ months for an "accurate and complete" application, any errors or omissions could result in pushing it to the 5-6month mark.........
Guess I might be smoking my own by Christmas...
Maybe
