| GENERAL INFORMATION
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| KEYWORDS
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Category 1 aviation medical certificate, medication, cannabis
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| FILE NO.
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P-4141-01
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| SECTOR (Marine or Aviation)
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Aviation
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| SPECIFIC JOB
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Retired professional pilot
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| DIAGNOSIS (Primary, Secondary, etc.)
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Use of marijuana
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| REVIEW
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| DATE OF DETERMINATION
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March 17, 2016
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| MEMBER
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Dr. John M. Sehmer
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| DETERMINATION
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The Minister’s decision is confirmed.
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| REASONS FOR THE DETERMINATION
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Suspension of a category 1 aviation medical certificate — The specialists at Transport Canada considered the applicant’s regular use of marijuana and concluded this was incompatible with the safe operation of an aircraft, as per the Canadian Aviation Regulations Standards. Their decision was made based on the current lack of evidence regarding the safety of chronic marijuana and flying an airplane. As the applicant is not prepared to give up his regular use of marijuana and submit to testing, the member confirmed the Minister of Transport’s decision to suspend the medical certificate of the applicant as he does not meet the requirements for an aviation medical certificate.
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