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pleted and submitted incorrectly to a number of relevant parties. Sanchez’ lawyer Clive Ansley believes the closure is part of an ongoing witch hunt by the college, which he suggests is conducting police work for pharmaceutiScott Stanfield cal companies. “It’s not isolated,” Ansley said. “The colRecord Staff lege has been going after various natural For the second time, Marigold Com- pharmacists for a number of years. As far pounding Natural Pharmacy in Courte- as I’m concerned, it’s just a campaign on nay has been shut down. their part to make the world safe for big Manager Isidore ‘Rudy’ Sanchez faces pharmaceutical companies. The college a suspension after an investigation constantly makes these accusations that revealed “serious concerns” with the phar- they’re closing these natural pharmamacy site and its practice, the College cies down out of a concern for danger of Pharmacists of to the public… BC said. Believing witch hunt The College (of Pharmacists of The the pharmacy was is outrageous and posing a public BC) has been going after various disgraceful in my safety and patient natural pharmacists for a number view.” health risk, the To Ansley’s college dispatched of years. As far as I’m concerned, understandan investigations it’s just a campaign on their part to ing, each year team that shut in Canada there down operations make the world safe for big pharare roughly 300Friday morning. maceutical companies. 350 deaths from “What they saw side effects from Clive Ansley products from shocked them,” said Mykle Ludpharmaceutical vigsen, the colcompanies, but a lege’s director of public accountability, death has yet to occur from products noting the closure is warranted. “Our act compounded by Marigold or other natuprovides for that. It’s used in very, very ropaths. rare circumstances.” In 2010, under direction from Health The college says unsterile and unclean Canada, the college slapped Sanchez with facilities have been used to manufacture a a year-and-a-half suspension for what it variety of prescription drugs and over-the- calls “similar infractions.” He completed counter health products without author- educational training, paid a fine to the ity to do so. college, and agreed to practise pharmacy In addition, human placenta intended in accordance with standards, and with for encapsulation was accepted, handled federal and provincial legislation. and prepared with little regard for safety Ansley recalls Marigold filed a lawprotocols when handling human tissue — suit against the college after it sent a despite the lack of a proper facility or the trailer that “stole” about $250,000 worth regulatory approval to provide it. of inventory “for no good reason,” and shut Further, the college says patients were it down for 14 months. The college said it counselled on alternative drug therapies would return Sanchez’ licence if Marigold and products “well outside the scope of fulfilled certain conditions, among them a pharmacy practice and without notifica- $30,000 payment and withdrawal of the tion to the original prescriber,” a news lawsuit. release states. ... see MARIGOLD ■ 6 It also says documentation was com-
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PHOTOS BY ERIN HALUSCHAK
It was a very close shave for Cumberland Hotel owner Cresslynn Fay Wednesday evening in Cumberland, as she had her head shaved, along with Cameron’s Salon owner Jean Cameron (inset) during the annual stop in the Village as part of Cops for Cancer Tour De Rock. The annual ride passed through the Comox Valley last week. See Page 3 for a recap.
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