Big cannabis growers urge senators to ban commercial outdoor growing

Canada’s medical cannabis industry is making a push in the Senate to ban large-scale outdoor cannabis cultivation. Allan Rewak, the executive director of the Cannabis Canada Council, an industry association that represents licensed producers of medical marijuana, urged senators Wednesday to prohibit large-scale outdoor cultivation in the government’s pot legalization legislation. He said allowing it […]

Published May 23, 2018 at 7:01pm

Canada’s medical cannabis industry is making a push in the Senate to ban large-scale outdoor cannabis cultivation.

Allan Rewak, the executive director of the Cannabis Canada Council, an industry association that represents licensed producers of medical marijuana, urged senators Wednesday to prohibit large-scale outdoor cultivation in the government’s pot legalization legislation.

He said allowing it presents a “heightened degree of risk for diversion into the illegal market place.” It also raises concerns about the dangers of unintentional exposure to agricultural pesticides and cross-pollination.