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How People Feel about a MMJ Industry in Grand Fork
Posted by FoM on June 18, 1999 at 21:27:21 PT
Newshawk: Herb
Source: The Grand Forks Gazette BC 
Our staff was surprised this week when they went out to do"streeters" - quick, on-the-street interviews with local citizens - to find out how people feel about the possibility of a medicinal marijuana industry being set up right here in Grand Forks.
It turns out that the vast majority of the handful of peopleinterviewed were heartily in favor of the prospect, and weren't afraid to say so to the camera, or to put their name to their comments.A couple of shy residents, however, said they weren't interested in speaking on the record and scuttled away, while one older woman said she was against marijuana of all types, but didn't want to give her name or have her picture taken. Another gruff soul, this time a middle-aged man, said he didn't care either way and went on his way.One young woman included in our page 3 story smiled and said that becoming the "marijuana capital of Canada" would certainly put Grand Forks on the map. It turns out that even the prospect of it has done a fair bit to raise awareness about our community.Some of the TV coverage went national, and the CBC Radio program As it Happens is not only broadcast across Canada but in the U.S. and abroad through the short-wave network.We at the paper contemplated how much coverage to give the story.What's old-hat to a lot of Boundary residents ('oh no, not another article on marijuana') is new and interesting to people who haven't heard the story.In the end, we decided to try to get some idea of what localopinion is. Although far from scientific, our micro-poll showed at least that there is a high degree of understanding of, interest in and openness to the idea of medical marijuana in this community.As the story continues to unfurl - Brian Taylor and his co-op have already been given the go-ahead to bid on the opportunity to provide medical marijuana to U.S. researchers - we will keep you updated.We will also try to establish a line of communication with Health Canada and Minister Allan Rock so that Grand Forks residents may be among the first to get any information that could affect our community and its economy.Contact: Phone: (250) 442-2191E-mail: gfgazadv sunshinecable.com Faxline: (250) 442-3336Website: http://www.sterlingnews.com/Forks/
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