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Delta pot application looking good, says Emerald

The companies behind a plan to convert a large-scale East Ladner greenhouse into a marijuana grow operation is liking their chances of getting their application approved. Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc.
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The companies behind a plan to convert a large-scale East Ladner greenhouse into a marijuana grow operation is liking their chances of getting their application approved.

Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc. announced today that its licensed producer application for the Pure Sunfarms Delta 3 greenhouse facility under Access to Cannabis for Medical Purpose Regulations has met the requirements of the paper-based review of Health Canada’s Office of Medical Cannabis. The OMC confirmed satisfactory information regarding the security plan, record keeping and tracking systems, QA reports, and security clearance for key personnel, among other items. Pure Sunfarms is a partnership between Emerald and greenhouse operator Village Farms International.

Pure Sunfarms has begun physical conversion of the 1.1 million square foot Delta 3 greenhouse. Completion of the conversion of the first 250,000 square feet of the greenhouse facility and submission of the confirmation of readiness documentation to Health Canada are expected in February 2018.

“We appreciate the fast, preliminary review by Health Canada of our licensed producer application for the Pure Sunfarms site,” said Dr. Avtar Dhillon, executive chairman of Emerald, in a news release. “I applaud our team for advancing the application process to this stage as we work toward our goal of creating one of the most efficient, low-cost growing operations to serve the growing wellness and medical market as well as the anticipated recreational market in 2018.”

“The meticulous preparation by our teams and Emerald’s excellent track record of compliance with Health Canada have been beneficial in enabling an expeditious review process,” said Michael DeGiglio, CEO of Village Farms. “The Pure Sunfarms partnership combines the extensive expertise of Emerald in cannabis cultivation, research and development and Village Farms’ deep experience in large scale, efficient greenhouse cultivation. Together we are positioned to become one of the premier cannabis growers in Canada.”

Meanwhile, on another front, Doctors of BC, which represents 14,000 medical professionals, is asking the province to ban British Columbians from growing their own recreational cannabis in their homes. The group is one of more than 130 stakeholders offering feedback as part of the government’s consultation on new regulations that will in place prior to the legalizing of recreation cannabis next summer.