‘I Was Not Impaired’: Medical Marijuana User Refused Alcohol Sale at Loblaw After Cashier Smells Cannabis

Cannabis Culture
By Patricia Boal, CTV NewsDec 13, 2019, 6:57 pm407 pts
A medical marijuana user was turned away from an Ottawa Loblaw store, after a cashier refused to sell her beer, because the cashier said the customer smelled like cannabis. Christie Southward uses marijuana for back pain and anxiety, but she had not been using when she went shopping at the McArthur Avenue…

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