Canadian Mayor Wants His Co-op
to Be An Official Supplier of Medical Marijuana
(Marijuananews note: This is a cute story, but
there is some real news here. Obviously, the Canadian government is proceeding with their
medical marijuana program.)MAYOR WANTS TO CORNER MARIJUANA MARKET
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Canadian Health
Minister Issues Call To All Pot Growers To Send Him Their Resumes.
In The Meantime, He Is Going To Try To Get Marijuana From DEAland.
Maybe He Will Have Better Luck Than Our Own Researchers.
Two AIDS Patients Get Exemptions.
June 14, 1999
From The Vancouver Province
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By Ian Austin - Staff Reporter
Grand Forks Mayor Brian Taylor wants to be Canada’s official supplier of
marijuana.
Taylor, an outspoken pot advocate who’s been banned from
entering the U.S. for his views, sees a potential gold mine now that the Canadian
government has approved clinical trials of medical marijuana.
"It could be a billion-dollar industry in Canada," said Taylor, who lives
next to the U.S. border but can’t cross it.
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Canadian
Mayor Barred from United States for Growing Hemp and Admitting to Smoking Marijuana
"Our community is looking for a clean, green industry. Eighty-three per cent of
Canadians support medical marijuana and our community’s no different."
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78 Percent Of
Canadians Favor Medical Marijuana – What Is Rock Waiting On? DEAland?
Taylor has reason to believe the Canadian contract - or at least part of it - could
soon be his. Brown Bear Medicinals, a co-op run by Taylor and a
dozen others, was accepted as an official bidder by the National Institute on Drug
Addiction.
"They supply Mississippi and the eight approved marijuana
users in the United States," said Taylor, who’s in his third year as mayor.
"They’re looking for a safe, reliable source povided in a secure environment and
we say we can deliver the goods in 120 days."
Copyright: The Province, Vancouver 1999
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