[Buddha1]

I submitted my application in early November 2016. ..but I messed up a date and HC sent it back to me, to be corrected.
It was re-submitted mid December 2016, I called to confirm all is good this time...was told it is with a clerk, with no apparent problems.

PRESENT STATUS: still waiting.




INFO EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW:

Originally Posted by Gmack

In all seriousness I would have popped some beans the day hc said they got your app. They're going to date your paperwork from that day anyways.

I asked HC about the start date of the new licenses and was told the new license are dated the same date the doctor signs the medical document.

Example:If your doctor dated the medical document Nov.3/2016 and u recieved your license Feb. 23/2017...You have been legal 3 months and 20 days.
Nov.3/2016 is when your 12 months begins and Nov.3/2017 is when your license expires and has to be renewed.

I would suggest...if NOT covered by the injunction and you antisipate no problems with your application...start growing the day your doctor signs your medical document...you are legal as soon as your doctor signs and dates your medical document.

If you are covered by the injunction...continue the status quo...growing your medicine and waiting for your license.

Peace...B

[silvi]

As I stated before it took 99 days from the time they received my renewal application to the time I received it back. My average wait time on the phone to them was over an hour each of the 2 times I phoned. As others have indicated this is unacceptable. Tell me why we can't do this over the net, it would more than likely speed things up, but I guess Can post needs the cash!

[junglestrikeguy]

Probably because HC would actually have to pay for a new system, but there's really no reason you can't do most of this online.

They can't even pay federal employees properly though, so I wouldn't hold my breath at waiting for them to modernize something from the early 2000's.

[Highcountry]

Originally Posted by Gmack

Doctor already said you're legal. Go grow.

Terrible advice... You're not legal till you get approved from health Canada. Papers need to be in your hands. I was busted back in November. No charges, but I lost all 75 of my plants. I was waiting to be approved at that time. The cop was being really nice. Could have been much worse.

[Mikell]

Originally Posted by junglestrikeguy

Probably because HC would actually have to pay for a new system, but there's really no reason you can't do most of this online.

They can't even pay federal employees properly though, so I wouldn't hold my breath at waiting for them to modernize something from the early 2000's.

Have you seen the shitstorm created trying to digitize health records?

Bloody doctors started threatening to walk. Granted a government trying to roll out any new program is a joke.

See Taxes. Why even create that system if I still have to go elsewhere to create a tax file?

[zoic]

Originally Posted by Highcountry

Terrible advice... You're not legal till you get approved from health Canada. Papers need to be in your hands. I was busted back in November. No charges, but I lost all 75 of my plants. I was waiting to be approved at that time. The cop was being really nice. Could have been much worse.

Did you not read post # 11 by buddha1? He called Health Canada and got the straight up answer. Who did you verify your information with?

[Gmack]

Originally Posted by Highcountry

Terrible advice... You're not legal till you get approved from health Canada. Papers need to be in your hands. I was busted back in November. No charges, but I lost all 75 of my plants. I was waiting to be approved at that time. The cop was being really nice. Could have been much worse.

Cops are idiots and ignorant of the laws and regulations surrounding medical marijuana. Sorry you lost your garden. I stand by my original comments. As soon as your doctors signs you are legal to grow in the eyes of the courts.

[home_piece]

Originally Posted by zoic

Did you not read post # 11 by buddha1? He called Health Canada and got the straight up answer. Who did you verify your information with?

I'd be cautious in accepting the word of a faceless HC desk jockey over the phone... Without looking at the Regulation too closely I bet it is worded along the line of "legal once registered".

Otherwise, why send anything to them at all after your Dr signs?

[Highcountry]

Originally Posted by zoic

Did you not read post # 11 by buddha1? He called Health Canada and got the straight up answer. Who did you verify your information with?

When your licence comes in the mail there's an information sheet with it. The second sentence says "You may only start producing marijuana plants once you receive a Health Canada registration certificate." This info came straight from health Canada.

[Highcountry]

Originally Posted by Gmack

As soon as your doctors signs you are legal to grow in the eyes of the courts.

Again, not true. This is just your opinion. Maybe you won't get charged? Maybe the charges will be thrown out of court? The police will shut you down if you're caught growing without health Canada's approval. Why? Because you are not technically legal. Doctors can't determine who can grow and who can't. They don't check your criminal record or check to see if you were busted while under the old systems. It would be nice if they could but that's not how the current system works.
I don't want to discourage anyone from growing their own medicine while waiting for health Canada's approval but people should know that you can still get in trouble.