The taxman taxes her tokes

JENNY YUEN, QMI AGENCY 

WARKWORTH -- The taxman wants to make sure he scores off Adrienne Baker-Hicks' pot purchases.The Warkworth woman didn't expect to get hit for nearly $100 of HST monthly when buying her usual $750 shipments of medical marijuana.  But the taxman has been digging into her pocket ever since the HST came into effect in July. "It's ridiculous," said Baker- Hicks, 52, who became licensed to purchase marijuana last year. "I am charged $97.50 per shipment. The pills I have to take from my doctors, I don't have to pay HST on them," she added. "Here, the doctor signs it. That's how they fill out the cards -- they have to put how many grams you get for the month. It's the same thing as a prescription."In the case of prescription drugs, a patient pays only a dispensing fee.