The Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons has laid professional charges against a physician who was allegedly issuing marijuana prescriptions without doing proper assessments and billing excessively for it. He was working at Natural Health Services in Saskatoon, a clinic that is part of a chain with locations in Alberta which is "Western Canada's largest medical cannabis prescriber," according to a company press release. According to the college, the doctor in question was assessing patients to determine if they were eligible for a medical cannabis prescription. The college alleges that from January to mid- February 2017, the doctor failed to meet professional standards by improperly assessing patients before prescribing medical cannabis and did not meet the college's requirements for authorizing patients to buy medical cannabis. Licence revokedThe charges against the doctor are professional in nature, not criminal.

Source: CBC News September 19, 2018 12:56 UTC