Ottawa Mum on Drug Mine

[boulder]

Source: Toronto Sun

 

The status of a government-approved marijuana crop in Flin Flon, Man., is a closely guarded secret, says the city's mayor.

 

Mayor Dennis Ballard said yesterday that Health Canada is reluctant to share any information on the underground pot mine, which is approved by the government for medicinal use. "I don't know much of anything about the mine other than what I've read in the paper," he said yesterday.

 

Health Canada awarded a five-year, $5.7-million contract to Prairie Plant Systems in 2000 to grow 400 kilos of marijuana annually in an underground mine in Flin Flon.

 

In November, a Health Canada official said a second crop was being tested with the hope it would lead to clinical trials. A small amount of the first crop, grown last year, had to be destroyed because it contained spores and fungus.

[Guest Babybear]

wow , that would be the new thing they could do in darwin mabie , use old abandont mines to grow weed,

But then the worrie of hydro for medical is a bit of a worrie, Dont get me wrng i think hydro is good , but unless u happen to get a good strain there is so many side affects with if..

[Ferre]

wow , that would be the new thing they could do in darwin mabie , use old abandont mines to grow weed,

But then the worrie of hydro for medical is a bit of a worrie, Dont get me wrng i think hydro is good , but unless u happen to get a good strain there is so many side affects with if..

the choise of the strain will not be a worry for side effects,..also there's the possibility to grow totally biological on hydro now,....no worries also.

The only risk on growing "medical" marijuana is the amount and the kind of pesticides that are often used by growers.

there are many biological alternatives,..it would be good if the gouvernment would look into that too.