[medpot]

Jean-Charles Pariseau (sitting in wheelchair)
with friend Sylvie at federal court.
The arm with the briefcase is me.

February 15, 2007

JEAN-CHARLES PARISEAU 1967-2007

Sad news my Friends

Jean-Charles Pariseau from Vanier Ontario (Ottawa suburb), and one of Health Canada's first 2 legal medical marijuana patients exempted on the same day as Jim Wakeford in June 1999, died surrounded by his family after a long battle with AIDS, yesterday, February 14th.

Jean-Charles would have been 40 years old next August 22nd.

Ga-Ga (as he was known to many) had been on an at-will morphine drip for the last 6 days and was less than 50lbs when he died.

Jean-Charles was also John C. Turmel's first medical marijuana Exemptee federal court case in 2000.

I also fought in courts with Jean-Charles, and I can reassure everyone that "Hellth" Canada gave Jean-Charles and many of us a very hard time - and they still are

Jean-Charles is now free, without pain or "Hellth" Canada in his way.

May his soul rest in peace!

Our sincere and deepest condolences to Jean-Charles' family and friends.

Marc

[medpot]

Dear Friends

The following is Jean-Charles Pariseau's first Affidavit for an APPLICATION UNDER Section 18(1) of the Federal Court Act.



Court File No. 00-T-36

FEDERAL COURT - TRIAL DIVISION


BETWEEN

The Applicant:
Jean Charles Pariseau

AND

The Respondent:
Attorney General of Canada


APPLICATION UNDER Section 18(1) of the Federal Court Act

AFFIDAVIT OF JEAN CHARLES PARISEAU



I, Jean Charles Pariseau, disabled, residing at the city of Vanier in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton swear that:

1. Ex. A. is my Letter of Exemption dated June 09 1999 pursuant to section 56 of the law regulating certain drug and other substances (LRCDAS). I was the first person in Canada to qualify for an exemption to cultivate, possess medicinal cannabis hemp marijuana for medicinal purposes. I suffer HIV, Toxoplasmose, Epilepsy, Anemia of the blood for which I take 48 pills every day in 6 sessions. My doctor has recommended 2 to 3 grams per day though have found I need to smoke 4 or more than grams of marijuana per day to help me ingest my 21 grams of pills. The more marijuana I smoke, the more I can eat and the longer I can keep my weight up and stay alive. Having marijuana to help in my treatment is the best help in helping me cope with my illnesses.

2. According to the scope of exemption in my original letter dated June 9 1999:

"Scope of Exemption:

2) you may only produce/cultivate or possess the quantity of the designated substance necessary to satisfy your current personal medical needs. The exemption does not permit you to import, export or traffic in the designated substance in the sense of the LRCDAS."

3. Exhibit B is my Letter of Exemption dated June 09 2000 with the following amendments and information:

"Attached is your new Letter of Exemption. Make sure to note the following changes concerning your new exemption letter which has the effect of harmonizing its content with that of other letters of
exemption granted over the past year to other applicants:

A) A maximum quantity of marijuana has been specified for possession and cultivation in the section titled "Scope of the Exemption."

B] The exemptions are now granted for six months.

Scope of the Exemption:

2) At the place where you produce/cultivate marijuana, you are authorized the produce/cultivate and have in your possession a quantity not to exceed a total of 3 mature plants of marijuana, 4 immature plants and 30 grams of usable marijuana per plant. At locations other than where you produce/cultivate, you are authorized to have in your possession a quantity not exceeding 30 grams of usable marijuana.

Suspension and Revocation.

This exemption may be suspended and, finally, revoked, if a more appropriate new therapy or other method of legal access becomes available like access to clinical tests where we would reasonably expect you to participate."

4. I have failed as a farmer in that my 3 plants which Health Canada officials expect to produce 90 grams only produced 25 grams, less than I need for one week, let alone 3 months. The new amendments have limited my access to sufficient marijuana to cope with my illnesses. A hydroponics shop owner has offered to apply for an exemption to legally grow it for me.

5. Ideally, none of these problems would occur if my exemption also included the exemption against importation from nations where marijuana is legal. If qualified sick people like myself are permitted
to produce it, possess it and consume it, importing it from a jurisdiction where it is legal to cultivate is a necessary amendment to obtain my medicine.

6. I'm almost out of marijuana, virtually broke with debts I can't pay. My cablevision has just been cut off.

My Hydro bill is almost $300 to grow 3 plants with lighting that could have grown 85.

This and the stress of coping with these government officials is killing me.

7. This Affidavit is made in support of an application pursuant to Section 18 for judicial review to:

1) strike the amendment limiting the dosage the Applicant may use in treating these serious illnesses on the grounds that the medical opinion of the Health Canada officials is unqualified, unconscionable
and in error;

2) strike down the amendment that halves the period of the exemption on the grounds that doubling the Applicant's and his doctor's paperwork serves no valid purpose;

3) strike the amendment threatening revocation of the Applicant's Exemption if he does not act as a guinea pig in experimental trials on the grounds that this is a matter best left to the medical opinion of his doctor.

4) amend the original exemption to permit the Applicant to authorize an incorporated hydroponics shop to produce his medicinal supply on the grounds that all conditions already met by the Applicant can be met by a qualified hydroponic grower;

5) strike the prohibition against importing the Applicant's legal supply of marijuana from a legal source of marijuana such as Holland.

Jean Charles Pariseau

Sworn before me at the city
of Ottawa on Fri Sept 15 2000.


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[Opus]

R.I.P. .....we will keep up the fight.

[medpot]

For sure Opus my friend!

The question is: "Should sick and dying people be forced to go through this government hell and stress - for a beneficial medicinal plant that never killed anyone?"

Sooner or later, our government will have to face their mischiefs and suffer the consequences.

We suffer enough as it is, and we need our government's help and compassion - not more stress and pain.

Jean-Charles was right in his affidavit - they are killing us faster!

Marc

Opus, on Feb 15 2007, 10:43 PM, said:

R.I.P. .....we will keep up the fight.

[aldanova]

rest in eternal peace..Jean charles

your words live on ..

what is that saying .."It's not the size of the dog but the size of the fight in the dog"

...Let us dogs gnaw the bones of prohibition even harder .

this man deserved more ....and received a pittance of what could have been

when he was wheeling into court he could have been doing something else..like living a wee bit more with his loved ones and lived a few more years with less pain and needless worry and complication...

let the sick and dyin relieve thier pain and suffering to the end health canada (what an oxymoron)

this man didnt die in vain.... he was a warrior, a defender of the disabled rights and and example of why health canada should IMMEDIATELY reconstruct the MMAR program. to make the program truly accessable to those who seek it and make thier program flexible and an example to the rest of the world.

Canadians have a chance to champion his cause and so many others like Jean Charles Pariseau

Health Canada needs to take an inventory of thier medical marijuana program without 250,000 people petitioning for it , without rallies, without pressure from patient groups.

Government bodies need to change this not because we are demanding it but because it is the right thing to do.

Changing this program would be soooo easy.... there is sooo many people who could help revamp it...real people with real ideas... who could make this program stellar

rest in peace

[Brian]

Aldanova, Marc, right on guys no one should suffer like this. Marc would his Dr. not increase the amount of his medical Marijuana? Rest in peace Jean Charles. My condolences to the family.
I will use this info when I go to see my MP. This torture of the sick and dying must stop. If Jean Charles had been allowed a much larger dose of MM he would probably still be alive.!!
Brian

[papapuff]

Jean Charles Pariseau a true warrior, Rest in Peace.