BUSINESSMAN PITCHES MAIL-ORDER POT

Man Hopes To Sell His Idea For Medical Marijuana On Cbc Tv
Show

Ian Layfield, an Victoria entrepreneur of mail-order marijuana, is in
Toronto this week to pitch his product to the sharp-toothed judges on
the CBC's Dragon's Den.

He hopes the show's panel of successful business people will like his
idea of distributing medicinal marijuana via the mail, and want to
invest in it.

Layfield, who said he uses the locally grown marijuana daily to treat
arthritis, will pitch his idea Friday. "I think we have a very viable
company and we would benefit from having at least one of the Dragon's
partners with us to make sure this company becomes the success we all
want it to be," he said.

Layfield launched the company, Canada's Medicinal Marihuana Store,
last November to distribute products to people registered with Health
Canada to legally use the substance.

He said he went to an audition for the show in April at the University
of Victoria to help a friend, but while he was there, he decided his
idea might have potential.

Layfield said he's been working with Health Canada to ensure that his
company remains on the right side of the law.