News (Media Awareness Project) - Canada: Feds Seek High-Quality Pot Growers |
| Title: | Canada: Feds Seek High-Quality Pot Growers |
| Published On: | 2006-07-28 |
| Source: | Province, The (CN BC) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-13 07:20:35 |
FEDS SEEK HIGH-QUALITY POT GROWERS
People who want to grow pot for the federal government may soon get
the chance.
Health Canada's five-year, $5.75-million contract with its supplier of
medicinal marijuana, Prairie Plant Systems, is winding down.
Health Canada plans to invite interested companies and individuals to
submit bids for a pot-growing contract. It will then try to choose the
one offering top quality and value for taxpayers. The process could
result in Prairie Plant Systems or another supplier being selected.
About 280 patients receive the government pot, which Prairie Plant
Systems grows in an unused section of a mine near Flin Flon, Man. Most
patients buy 30-gram bags of ground plant buds for $150.
People who want to grow pot for the federal government may soon get
the chance.
Health Canada's five-year, $5.75-million contract with its supplier of
medicinal marijuana, Prairie Plant Systems, is winding down.
Health Canada plans to invite interested companies and individuals to
submit bids for a pot-growing contract. It will then try to choose the
one offering top quality and value for taxpayers. The process could
result in Prairie Plant Systems or another supplier being selected.
About 280 patients receive the government pot, which Prairie Plant
Systems grows in an unused section of a mine near Flin Flon, Man. Most
patients buy 30-gram bags of ground plant buds for $150.
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