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'Cannabis Condo' Arrives in Saskatchewan 
Posted by CN Staff on September 01, 2003 at 13:05:37 PT
By CBC News Online Staff
Source: CBC
Regina -- A Saskatchewan real estate entrepreneur has cooked up a way to capitalize on the burgeoning market for medicinal marijuana – the Cannabis Condo. Morris Johnson is renting space in his specially designed southern Saskatchewan condominium development to people possessing federal permits to grow medicinal marijuana.He maintains that people with permits can't always grow their own pot at home and it's often expensive to buy elsewhere. But by leasing space in his new Cannabis Condo people could potentially cut their costs by 50 per cent.
For their money the renters get a small 10-metre by 10-metre room complete with growing equipment and customized conditions for marijuana growth."It is guaranteed to be the precise chemistry for the right variety that might be more specific to that person's individual health problem," Johnson said.The building has 600 spaces available, either for lease at $3,000 per year or for sale at $5,000 per unit.To date only one person has taken advantage of the unique condo space – Mr. Johnson's wife, who has a permit due of her multiple sclerosis.But Johnson said he's received more than 100 inquiries. Health Canada said the cannabis condo is legal just as long as people follow the regulations. Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Published: September 1, 2003Copyright: 2003 CBCContact: letters cbc.ca Website: http://www.cbc.ca/Related Articles:Medical User Gets His Weedhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread17165.shtmlCanada Patients Get Government Marijuanahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread17161.shtmlOttawa Instructs Medical Pot Users http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16909.shtml
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Comment #4 posted by FoM on September 05, 2003 at 09:06:46 PT
Related Article from Reuters
Canadian Farmer Plans 'Cannabis Condo' To Grow Pot By Roberta RamptonWINNIPEG, Manitoba, Sept 5 (Reuters) - A Canadian farmer is betting his farm on a plan to rent out plots in a "cannabis condo" to people permissioned to use medical marijuana so they can grow their own pot.Morris Johnson wants to rent out the small indoor plots in a former schoolhouse in Lake Alma, a village just north of the U.S.-Canada border between Saskatchewan and North Dakota."We spent more than I like to admit," said Johnson, who already grows pot to help his wife Arla battle muscle pains she endures with her severe multiple sclerosis."This is worth it, as far as I'm concerned. This is something that needs to be done."The federal government has given more than 600 Canadians the right to use medical marijuana. The legal drug users, Arla Johnson among them, are people whose doctors sign off on using pot after conventional treatments fail.But Johnson said getting the pot can be difficult, expensive, and sometimes dangerous.Some have government permits enabling them to grow their own pot, while a handful of users buy it from a government project that uses an abandoned mine shaft in Manitoba. Others buy it from people who grow it illegally.A Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokeswoman said they would only crack down on the condo plan if there were complaints."As long as they are following all the rules, it wouldn't be a problem," said Heather Russell with the Mounties in Regina, Saskatchewan. "But 'all the rules' is a lot of rules. It's not easy to get a permit."Johnson plans to start small but said the building could eventually hold about 600 plots. Each plot will be less than one square meter (10 square feet) and will rent for C$3,000 ($2,190) per year or sold outright for C$5,000.Johnson, who does intend to make a profit on the project, will grow the pot himself and ship it to its owners by courier.But the plan could run afoul of the government's strict growing licenses, which limit production to each individual's consumption."It's a one-to-one ratio: you can't have one person growing for 20 people," said Jirina Vlk, a spokeswoman for Health Canada.
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Comment #3 posted by FoM on September 01, 2003 at 16:34:37 PT
Off Topic: PBS Program David Suzuki
Last night we saw an interview on PBS. They will be airing a series called The Sacred Balance by David Suzuki.A Vision of Humanity's Place in Nature.http://www.sacredbalance.com/Sacred Balance TV Series on PBS starting this coming Wednesday!Starting September 3rd, watch The Sacred Balance TV series on PBS to be accompanied by a live web chat with David Suzuki on September 18th at 4pm PT (location to be announced here soon).Schedule: http://www.sacredbalance.com/web/portal/index.php?singleid=151
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on September 01, 2003 at 13:14:19 PT
Audio from Above Article
http://sask.cbc.ca/clips/Sask/ram-audio/Rennie_cannabis_condo030901_07.ram
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on September 01, 2003 at 13:07:22 PT
More Interesting News!
I'm not sure I understand this article but Health Canada said it is legal.
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