Federal Court: If they don't have it, you can't smoke it
According to commercials broadcast nationwide, if Wal-Mart doesn't have it, you don't need it. But 24-year old St. Thomas, Ontario resident Brian Reston disagrees, and is fighting his battle in a federal courtroom.
Reston suffers from glaucoma, a painful ocular disease that causes slow deterioration of optic nerves and causes eventual blindness. After testing various pain medications, Reston found that marijuana is the most useful in alleviating his symptoms.
After being prescribed medical marijuana from a licensed optometrist who wishes to remain anonymous, Reston attempted to get the prescription filled at the pharmacy in his local Wal-Mart, where he was denied his medication.
“It's not about the pot, its about the misleading advertising,” Reston claimed in his false advertising lawsuit filed against the mega-store last Tuesday. “I can get pot on every corner, but I was led to believe that if I needed it, I could get it at Wal-Mart.
“But I can't. To me, that is clearly false advertising. Wal-Mart customers across the country are being misled, and the effects can be painfully devastating.”
Representatives for Wal-Mart could not be reached for comment, but after hearing Reston's story said they could sympathize with him, and agree that filing the lawsuit is the right thing to do.
“I feel betrayed,” said a customer at the White Oaks Mall Wal-Mart in London, Ontario. “There have been times that I couldn't find something [at Wal-Mart] and didn't bother looking for it at another store because I believed the advertising. But maybe I really did need that Valu-Pack of AAA batteries!”
Reston is suing for $250,000 in damages, and the removal of all current ad campaigns that contain the misleading slogan. He also hopes that after the judge rules on the case, medical marijuana will be available at Wal-Mart pharmacy locations across Canada.
He added that the yellow smiley-face mascot is acceptable, and can continue to RollBack prices.
Disclaimer: Stories printed in the Fanshawe Distorter are in fact fictious. Any resemblance to persons real or dead is unintentional and entirely hilarious.
Reston suffers from glaucoma, a painful ocular disease that causes slow deterioration of optic nerves and causes eventual blindness. After testing various pain medications, Reston found that marijuana is the most useful in alleviating his symptoms.
After being prescribed medical marijuana from a licensed optometrist who wishes to remain anonymous, Reston attempted to get the prescription filled at the pharmacy in his local Wal-Mart, where he was denied his medication.
“It's not about the pot, its about the misleading advertising,” Reston claimed in his false advertising lawsuit filed against the mega-store last Tuesday. “I can get pot on every corner, but I was led to believe that if I needed it, I could get it at Wal-Mart.
“But I can't. To me, that is clearly false advertising. Wal-Mart customers across the country are being misled, and the effects can be painfully devastating.”
Representatives for Wal-Mart could not be reached for comment, but after hearing Reston's story said they could sympathize with him, and agree that filing the lawsuit is the right thing to do.
“I feel betrayed,” said a customer at the White Oaks Mall Wal-Mart in London, Ontario. “There have been times that I couldn't find something [at Wal-Mart] and didn't bother looking for it at another store because I believed the advertising. But maybe I really did need that Valu-Pack of AAA batteries!”
Reston is suing for $250,000 in damages, and the removal of all current ad campaigns that contain the misleading slogan. He also hopes that after the judge rules on the case, medical marijuana will be available at Wal-Mart pharmacy locations across Canada.
He added that the yellow smiley-face mascot is acceptable, and can continue to RollBack prices.
Disclaimer: Stories printed in the Fanshawe Distorter are in fact fictious. Any resemblance to persons real or dead is unintentional and entirely hilarious.
