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World Service,26 Oct 2016,49 mins

Burial, cremation or....?

World Have Your Say

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We discuss the choices available as the Vatican issues guidelines on cremation and burial after death. The Church says there's been an “unstoppable increase” in cremation and has issued advice forbidding the scattering of ashes “in the air, on land, at sea or in some other way.” Also, as Canada's largest pharmacy chain formally applies to be a distributor of medical marijuana, we hear from those that take the drug for medical purposes. And, people in Cameroon discuss the aftermath of Friday's train crash that killed at least 79 people and wounded 600 more. Picture: Coffins for sale in France Picture credit: MYCHELE DANIAU/AFP/Getty Images

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