'SO FAR, SO GOOD,' SAYS MEDICAL POT GROWER

The man behind the city's first "compassion club" says he is convinced
he is doing the right thing as his list of clients wanting high-grade
marijuana continues to grow.

Carl Anderson said he now has more than 50 people buying home-grown
marijuana through his web site, www.ilikecannabis.ca.

The Westsyde resident told The Daily News he set up the club earlier
this year in order to give people who need medical marijuana the
opportunity to get quality product in a safe, cost-effective way. He
sells six different stains of marijuana for about $175 an ounce.

Ninety per cent of those who want to buy from him already have been
approved by Health Canada to use marijuana for medical purposes,
Anderson said. He only sells marijuana to people who have a
prescription from a doctor.

Anderson said he has tried to contact local authorities but he has not
been successful. Despite that, he is not worried he will run afoul of
the law.

"So far, so good," he said. "I don't expect any problems. I am
following all the guidelines. I'm doing the right thing, I think."

Kamloops RCMP Supt. Yves Lacasse said the local detachment is not
prepared to ignore Anderson's club or condone its activity.

"If he wants to sell pot legally, I cannot give him that authority,"
Lacasse said. "I cannot work collaboratively with drug dealers."

The RCMP has sought a legal opinion and is convinced that if Anderson
is selling marijuana, he is breaking Canada's drug laws.

So, will RCMP one day soon show at Anderson's house armed with search
warrants?

"I will not discuss police operations via the media. It is not for us
to discuss publicly. We are aware of Mr. Anderson's activity, and I
will leave it at that," Lacasse said.