Marijuana in Montreal: Quebec entrepreneurs look to cash in

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Pot is big business, and local entrepreneurs are hoping to cash in. 

The Trudeau government has pledged to legalize and regulate access to marijuana, and this week on CBC Montreal's Daybreak and at CBC.ca, we've been exploring the ways in which legalization will change the province. 

On Wednesday, Daybreak spoke to two growers — Sebastien St-Louis of The Hydropothecary and Dany Lefebvre of Vert Médical —​ on the changes to come.

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St-Louis is the founder of Quebec's only licensed producer of medical marijuana.

Here are excerpts of his interview with Mike Finnerty: 

On a growing business

Business is booming for Canadian medical marijuana growers. (CBC)

Business is fantastic, honestly, and better than we were hoping at this particular time. Sales are doubling every month. 

It's quite remarkable and this is purely on the medical side.

On the potential market

Legalization could create a $7 to $8 billion market in Canada, Sebastien St-Louis says. (David Zalubowski/The Associated Press)

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