But while he was free to partake immediately, the rest of the ruling
will not come into effect for three months, leaving other medicinal
users without licences to wait and see whether the government would
appeal the ruling or re-tool the program.

Previous court decisions on the subject have either faced appeal or
forced the government to change the law to help medicinal users obtain
cannabis.

On Wednesday, civil servants refused to tip their hands as to which
path they would follow this time. Political parties vying for power,
however, suggested they were open to rewriting the rules.

The Public Prosecution Service, which must decide whether to appeal
the case, declined to comment on what it would do. A spokeswoman for
Health Canada said it was too soon to say what would happen.

The Conservatives, meanwhile, said plans to overhaul the Marihuana
Medical Access Regulations were already being worked out.

Marijuana Should Not Be Criminalized