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No Home-Grown for Rock!
Posted by FoM on August 08, 1999 at 06:29:56 PT
Health Canada tests need pot from U.K, U.S.
Source: Edmonton Sun
 Ambitious pot growers, be warned - federal Health Minister Allan Rock will never join your customer list.
From hydroponic pot moguls to kids nursing a couple of plants under heat lamps in their parents' basements, Canuck growers just cannot guarantee the consistent marijuana quality Rock's department needs, Health Canada said.In June, the department put out a tender for growers to share their secrets of growing weed good enough to be used in clinical trials on the medicinal effects of smoking marijuana. But so far, the only growers with good enough marijuana are in Britain and the U.S., said a government spokesman."There is no one growing research-grade cannabis in Canada," said Health Canada spokesman Reva Cerman."The question isn't whether (Canadians) are capable of growing good marijuana. The question is whether our producers could produce product which would satisfy the demands of researchers."To keep the tests reliable, the government requires a long-term, guaranteed supply of the drug containing a perfectly consistent percentage of THC, the active ingredient.The marijuana must be grown, said Cerman, in laboratory conditions "where it is guaranteed that it's not contaminated with fungal spores, insecticides, fertilizers ... That's why we can't use just any pot."Pot grown outdoors won't cut it, said Jim Storch, who's cultivating four hectares of low-THC hemp on his farm near Mannville, 159 km east of Edmonton."Nature can mess with your mind so easily," said Storch. "Soil conditions, temperature, fertilization - there are so many variables ... to get consistent product would be very difficult to do."Storch, who received government permission to grow commercial hemp just last year, applied to Health Canada for a research licence to grow hemp for labs, but was turned down. "I didn't have a PhD in agriculture, so they just sort of laughed at me," he said.By the time he gets approved, pot may be legal anyway. A Tory member has asked the Senate to look at legalizing some soft drugs, and his motion will be debated this fall.By DAVIS SHEREMATA, EDMONTON SUNhttp://www.canoe.ca/EdmontonNews/es.es-08-08-0019.htmlShow Us Your Best Buzz, Growers Told - June 19, 1999http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread1603.shtml
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Comment #4 posted by cletus on January 07, 2000 at 06:19:27 PT
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canada really sucks!
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Comment #3 posted by cletus on January 07, 2000 at 06:18:29 PT
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poop
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Comment #2 posted by CLETUS on January 07, 2000 at 06:17:19 PT
this
canada sucks
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Comment #1 posted by Herb on August 08, 1999 at 22:57:14 PT
This is embarassing
Send some Build Self-Confidence tapes to Canada.re: "There is no one growing research-grade cannabis in Canada," said Health Canada spokesman Reva Cerman.True. We grow good stuff instead!
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