ISLAND COMPANY TO SELL MEDICAL MARIJUANA TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AFTER
COURT VICTORY

(CNS) - A Duncan company is gearing up to supply nearly 300 customers
with medical marijuana in the wake of a federal court ruling striking
down a key restriction on sales of the drug.

Island Harvest applauded the decision to declare unconstitutional a
regulation that had prevented growers from selling marijuana to more
than one patient.

Federal Court Judge Barry Strayer said the Health Canada policy
violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

"We were so happy," said Eric Nash, who owns Island Harvest with wife
Wendy Little. "Of course, we're not holding our breath, because we
know the government will appeal."

Health Canada has said it's reviewing the court decision, but
declined further comment.

Under Canada's medical marijuana regulations, people can apply to be
approved as legal users. Once approved, they can grow it themselves.
They can buy it from the federal government, which has contracted a
company to grow it in northern Manitoba. Or, under the regulation
declared unconstitutional, they could designate a person to grow it
for them, but that person is limited to growing for that one person.
Under that regulation, Island Harvest could only sell to two patients
- -- one each for owners Nash and Little.