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| Seeds for Medical Marijuana Wrapped Up in Red Tape |
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Posted by FoM on June 23, 2001 at 14:07:44 PT By CBC News Online Staff Source: CBC News 
The Saskatoon firm with the contract to grow medicinal marijuana for Canadians with a variety of medical conditions is behind schedule because of a series of diplomatic tangles at the U.S. border. Prairie Plant Systems is supposed to provide 185 kilograms of dried marijuana for clinical trials in December, but the seeds they need to grow the plants are now two weeks overdue. "Getting access to illicit plant material has been far more challenging than what Health Canada or ourselves had expected," Prairie Plant System's Brent Zettl said. That's because Washington is reluctant to allow a U.S. research laboratory to export the seeds to Canada, where the plants would be grown in a legally-sanctioned marijuana farm inside an old Manitoba mine. Health Canada said it wasn't sure what had caused the delay, but that completing more paperwork would solve the problem. Alan Young, a law professor at Osgoode Hall in Toronto, said that Health Canada was to blame for permitting the use of medicinal marijuana without providing a legal source. "They haven't set up a meaningful infrastructure to allow sick people to take medicine in a safe and secure manner," Young said. Zettl said that if the red tape is untangled within the next few weeks, his company may be able to speed up their production enough to make the December deadline. Written By CBC News Online Staff Source: CBC News Related Articles & Web Sites: Prairie Plant Systems Canadian Links Searching For a Pot of Gold On Prairies Prairies Go To Pot CannabisNews Articles - Prairie Plant Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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| Comment #4 posted by FoM on June 23, 2001 at 16:48:22 PT |
| This is really weird to me. Why wouldn't they buy seed from their own countries people who are experienced in that area? Why want US Mississippi Farm seeds? They're heart isn't into growing like the people of Canada's hearts are. If I was a botanist specialist like Prairie Plant System I don't know how I could go with anything less then the top of the line which is Canada not Misissippi. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #3 posted by Narcoleptic on June 23, 2001 at 16:13:05 PT |
| Even if Marc was too distasteful for Canadian authorities there are plenty of seedbanks in Canada, all of which would supply better seeds than the U.S. Government. If the Canadian government doesn't want to be seen giving money to "hippies" just buy some and say there were genetically engineered by government scientists. No paperwork, and the medical MJ patients will be happy to get some strong weed. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #2 posted by FoM on June 23, 2001 at 15:55:18 PT |
| That's a really good question Gary. Someone who is well known like Emery that is in the business and has a good reputation would make more sense then trying to get seeds from our country knowing how they have the power to stall this long enough that they won't be able to meet their deadline in December. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #1 posted by Frank S. World on June 23, 2001 at 15:37:42 PT |
| Why not just get the seeds from Marc Emery instead of a DEAland research lab? [ Post Comment ] |
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