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| Pot Growers Plant Medicinal Marijuana Crop |
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Posted by FoM on April 27, 2002 at 15:31:13 PT Canadian Web Source: CBC 
This spring, as area gardeners put in their annual vegetable and flower plantings, a local marijuana advocacy group is planting a more potent crop. The group, which calls itself the 'Merlin Project', plans to produce pot for medicinal users and distribute it through non-profit organizations.The Vancouver-based group wants licensed growers to produce excess pot for medicinal use, to be distributed through organizations like the Canadian Cancer Society. Under the federal government's Marijuana Medical Access Regulations of July 2001, individuals suffering chronic pain may seek legal authority to possess and grow marijuana for medical purposes. Lance, who wishes to be identified by first name only, is one of 137 Canadians allowed to grow and smoke pot for medical reasons. Lance currently has 11 plants that he grows from a bedroom in his apartment. He says that with the help of the Merlin Project, he hopes to soon have 75. Michael Maniotis of the Merlin Project says he intends to use the extra plants to provide medicinal marijuana for organizations like the Canadian Cancer Society. Cancer Society spokesperson Marcelo Dominguez claims he doesn't know anything about anyone giving them marijuana. Dominguez says he doesn't know how the organization would be allowed to distribute pot or even if it could accept such donations. Health Canada says licensed growers can only grow enough marijuana for their personal use. Link: Health Canada's Office of Cannabis Medical Access Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Canada Web) Related Articles & Web Site: The Merlin Project Canadian Links Group Launches How To Web Site on Growing CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archives Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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