Health ministers likely to focus on legalized marijuana, opioids at Alta. congress

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NBHC Sustainability
October 18, 2017

Federal health minister Ginette Petipas Taylor will sit down with her provincial and territorial counterparts to discuss ongoing issues and it's expected the health implications of legalized marijuana and the response to the opioid crisis will dominate the agenda. Some health ministers are also likely to discuss reforms to prescription drug coverage, which probably means discussions about a national pharmacare program.
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