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Australia: Medicinal Cannabis Crops Will Be Grown on the Outskirts of Perth

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 12/19/2016 - 08:57

MEDICINAL cannabis crops on the outskirts of Perth will become a reality in 2017.

Though don’t expect to see fields of cannabis plants on the city’s fringes because the “discreet” and “hard to access” facilities will employ military-style security to keep intruders out.

WA-based companies AusCann and MGC Pharma both want to cultivate and manufacture medicinal cannabis here.

AusCann said it would this week lodge a licence application to grow the drug at a secret site near Perth. MGC Pharma isn’t far behind.

Ideal weather conditions mean WA is well-placed to get a slice of the legal market.

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On Friday, the Federal Office of Drug Control said three applications were under assessment, but wouldn’t disclose if any were from WA.

Applications were invited from November 1.

The regulator this week issued security guidelines. Companies intending to cultivate crops with a high concentration...

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