cannabisnews.com: Pot Kit Marketed Pot Kit Marketed Posted by FoM on November 14, 2001 at 08:23:13 PT By Robert Williams, Staff Reporter Source: Winnipeg Sun Growing marijuana just got easier. A portable greenhouse designed by ex-Winnipegger Curtis Woloshen is being marketed as a simple way to grow medicinal marijuana. Woloshen, and partners Jason Blueler and Nick Brusatore, have designed the Power Grow System for people without green thumbs to grow marijuana and tropical plants. New Federal Law "We are the first ones in Canada to use the word marijuana legally in an advertisement," Woloshen, 26, said during an interview from Vancouver, where he now lives. Power Grow System Ltd. has been making the units since July 30 when a new federal law came into effect allowing people suffering from chronic illnesses to legally possess, grow and smoke marijuana. The Canadian Standards Association approved unit is two metres high and little more than one metre wide. It is made out of two aluminum boxes containing three compartments for different plant stages and has timers which control the florescent lights, food and water. It uses a standard 110 volt plug. The company has sold 320 systems for $4,300, but none in Manitoba. Woloshen was in Winnipeg last weekend talking to people about opening a franchise here to distribute the units. Local hydroponic store operators said the system appears to be the first in Canada to be marketed specifically for marijuana. It takes between six and nine weeks to grow up to two pounds of marijuana with a THC content of up to 20%, depending on the type of clone or seed the customer is working with, Woloshen said. THC is the active ingredient in marijuana. "Once you get into hydroponics that's the best marijuana you can possibly grow," said Woloshen, a Sturgeon Creek Collegiate grad. The federal government is growing marijuana with THC levels of 6% in an underground mine in Flin Flon. The plants will be harvested and distributed in January, said Andrew Swift, Health Canada spokesman. Since the new regulations came into effect, 38 people have been authorized to legally possess and smoke marijuana, while 521 had prior exemptions. Note: Ex-'Pegger designs, sells unit to grow medicinal weed easily.Source: Winnipeg Sun (CN MB) Author: Robert Williams, Staff ReporterPublished: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 Copyright: 2001 Canoe Limited Partnership Contact: editor wpgsun.com Website: http://www.canoe.ca/WinnipegSun/home.html Related Articles & Web Site:Power Grow System Ltd.http://www.powergrowsystem.net/FTE's Canadian Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/can.htmSenators Pay a Visit To The Compassion Club http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread11304.shtml B.C. Entrepreneurs Market Pot-Growing Machine http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread10732.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #4 posted by bud on November 20, 2001 at 02:14:11 PT: legalising the doobage anyone up for legalising weed in britain make a patition and give it to the government cheers, happy toking [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by freedom fighter on November 15, 2001 at 14:33:20 PT dang, it is too expensive too.. I could build one with proper lightings and air system for five hundred bucks less myself.. I have to agree with you guys.. Maybe we ought to get into this business building real stuff that produce better than the company claimed for reasonable price.. ff [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by kanabys on November 15, 2001 at 05:52:36 PT Flurorecents aren't any good The people who buy these units are going to be sorely disappointed. Fluorecents will produce bud but they will be fluffy and small. Fluros are extremely inefficient compared to the same wattage HID's. They could set up their own growroom for a fraction of the price. Much great info is at www.hempcultivation.com and www.overgrow.com among others. [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by CorvallisEric on November 14, 2001 at 22:00:24 PT caveat emptor A few months ago some of you had critical comments about this (see link above "B.C. Entrepreneurs Market Pot-Growing Machine"). After seeing their website, I'm discouraged, too. All flash (pun intended) and little substance.One technical blooper: they talk about 880 watts illumination but say "draws less than 6 amps" from 110 volts. For you geeks out there: Power(watts) = Voltage(volts) times Current(amps) times the power factor (less than 1.0 but close to it for lights). Then you have additional current drain for everything else besides lights. In other words, the numbers just don't multiply right.And, of course, those yield and THC % hints above are way beyond reasonable.If you have high bandwidth, take a look at their site; at least they don't show tomatoes. [ Post Comment ] Post Comment