It is urging its members to take 'assertive action' against the chain. Unfortunately Shoppers Drug Mart is a subsidiary of the Montreal-based Imasco Ltd, which also controls Imperial Tobacco, the country s largest tobacco company. The absurdity of pharmacies selling cigarettes is self-evident. And there are signs of progress. In 1986 the Canadian Pharmaceutical Association launched a Stand Up and Be Counted campaign, convincing 771 pharmacies to stop selling the weed.
Jokes often reveal truths in Cuba.
One story doing the rounds in Havana has Fidel visiting his barber. Fidel does not respond. The barber repeats the question every time Fidel comes for a haircut. It makes your hair stand on end, the barber answers, and it s easier to cut.