EX-COP HAS HIGH HOPES

CALGARY - A former police officer who made dozens of marijuana busts in his
15-year career now wants to start growing pot.

Brad McNish, who left the Calgary police force 3 1/2 years ago, is bidding
on a $5-million federal contract to produce marijuana for Health Canada
medical research.

McNish, 42, owns Natural Farmworks of Blackfalds near Red Deer, Alta., which
produces mineral supplements from hydroponically grown barley, wheat and
oats. "We already have our own lab. We already know what is required in
order to monitor the active ingredient in plants," he says.

The marijuana grown will be used in Health Canada trials to find out how
safe and effective pot's active ingredient - tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC -
is in treating medical problems such as nausea from chemo-therapy.