Law360 Canada (September 30, 2022, 7:22 AM EDT) -- Appeal by the plaintiff from a Chambers Decision dismissing her application for judicial review of decisions of the respondent Ministries refusing to pay for the cannabis products the appellant asserted were necessary to effectively address her medical conditions. The appellant was on social assistance and could not afford to pay for these products on her own. The Ministry of Health denied coverage because medical marijuana was not covered under the Saskatchewan Formulary or any other drug plan. Cannabis also did not qualify for Exception Drug Status because it had not been assessed by Health Canada for safety, efficacy and quality as required under the Food and Drugs Act. The Social Assistance Appeal Committee denied the appellant’s request for the Ministry of Social Services to pay for her cannabis products on the basis that it had no ability to fund drug related benefits and all such benefits were governed by the Ministry of Health. The Social Services Appeal Board found that the relevant cannabis products were drugs, not food. Based on this factual determination, it concluded that it had no jurisdiction to review the Committees’ decision as drugs did not fall under the Social Assistance Program. The appellant also argued the failure by the Ministries represented a violation of her rights under s. 7 of the Charter. She argued that the refusal to cover the expense has had an adverse impact on her security of the person from a health and financial perspective....