In the U.S. at least, the end consumer typically doesn’t get to keep the prescription, either because the doctor sends it electronically to the pharmacy or because the pharmacy keeps it to fill it. Assuming a similar situation in Canada, they might not have had the prescription to take with them in the first place.
Cultural differences don’t justify locking a tourist up for months in inhumane conditions and charging them tens of thousands of dollars in fines merely for not carrying supplemental prescription documentation. It’s yet another sign of the democratic backsliding occurring in the country.
That’s not cultural difference, that’s different laws.
You can be executed if you take weed to Singapore, something that may be perfectly legal where you live.
Educate yourself before you travel.
Where would be the best way to get this information? I onow it will depend kn the destination country, but you can’t really rely on Google for that one, and the destination country may not classify/name meds the same way as your home country. (Look at acetaminophen and paracetamol for example. )
Polish foreign affairs office keeps a website of travel advisories for all countries in the world, including things like what medication might get you in trouble and how to prepare.
In the U.S. at least, the end consumer typically doesn’t get to keep the prescription, either because the doctor sends it electronically to the pharmacy or because the pharmacy keeps it to fill it. Assuming a similar situation in Canada, they might not have had the prescription to take with them in the first place.
I’m just gonna refer you back to the comment you’re answering to.
Cultural differences don’t justify locking a tourist up for months in inhumane conditions and charging them tens of thousands of dollars in fines merely for not carrying supplemental prescription documentation. It’s yet another sign of the democratic backsliding occurring in the country.
That’s not cultural difference, that’s different laws.
You can be executed if you take weed to Singapore, something that may be perfectly legal where you live.
Educate yourself before you travel.
Where would be the best way to get this information? I onow it will depend kn the destination country, but you can’t really rely on Google for that one, and the destination country may not classify/name meds the same way as your home country. (Look at acetaminophen and paracetamol for example. )
From the Canadian government official website: https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/health-safety/medication
Polish foreign affairs office keeps a website of travel advisories for all countries in the world, including things like what medication might get you in trouble and how to prepare.
Idk how it works in other countries.