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We discussed this with them after we made it through the first phase (they arrange a phone call where you get to speak with people who actually know stuff). They told us that an anaerobic digestor would be good, so I assume a composter will work. We plan to use a composter system in a locked...

It is a series of catch 22s. You can't sign a long term lease until you have a license, yet you need one to apply. You can't get a license until you sink in a lot of cash, but you dont want to invest all your cash without a license (even conditional). At the end of the day they have made it...

Perishable? I guess it is somewhat, but it's not lettuce. That being said, I hear what you are saying but anyone developing their plan at $8/g is delusional. We have set our target price much lower, and we dont need a huge number of registered patients to support our plan. You made a...

You make some very strong arguments and valid points. However, I think there is also a case for starting small and building from there. If you are producing 15 000kg/year you need to find a large number of patients to support your business. If you start small, you can survive with fewer...

I thought a fume hood would be a basic safety requirement for a lab, given that you will be working with various solvents. I'm not sure about commercial labs, but if you haven't already you should check the regulations. Either way, good luck, maybe you can run some samples for me...

Bedrocan says that they will be starting to grow in Canada, but time will tell. As for the irradiation, there is some evidence that it has some negative effects on the chemistry. As for the heating, that will also have a negative impact, it is better to dry at lower temps. In my opinion...

Yeah the GC can be set up for that, but you need the related lab equipment to extract and prepare the samples for analysis (fume hood, analytical balance, flammable storage area, pipettes, glassware, safety shower, etc....). I'm sure you have priced all of this out and made an educated...

We originally planned to setup an in-house lab, but when I saw the prices being offered to outsource it just didn't make sense (at least at our scale). What you suggest makes more sense, but if you work out the costs it is still debatable as you can get the Cannabinoid analysis done for just...

Woah, settle down now. If you read my post you would see that I do not plan on selling trim, so I dont expect a red cent. When I said a gram is a gram, what I meant is that if you are prescribed 10g you can only purchase 10g no matter what the potency it is. So, from the perspective of...

As mentioned, you would still need to run all of the tests on it so would it really be worth your while? From the patients' perspective, a gram is a gram no matter the potency so I dont know that they would be willing to use their prescription on it unless they are way over prescribed...

We will be using a fully automated system such as Argus, but have not yet finalized the brand. To me this is a no brainer, they will give you much better control and will call you with an alarm if there is a problem. All of the commercial greenhouses I have worked in use them, which testifies...

That one sounds great, except that it is too far. We may have secured a building now anyway, so time to start over. Setbacks suck, but if you aren't persistent this system will chew you up and spit you out.

I dont think they will require a PhD or advanced degree, but just growing under the MMAR alone would not be sufficient IMO. There was no oversight in the MMAR and I am aware of larger growers under that system that used pesticides and had pretty serious mold issues. This is one of the main...

That section says they do not need to have a degree in microbiology, but must have taken university level courses in microbiology. This would allow pharmacists and people with other related degrees to supervise, but does not imply that you dont need any training.

Most of the QA requirements are lifted almost verbatim from the NHP regulations, a well established industry. Almost all NHPs recently went through the same process of transitioning from an unregulated, non-standardized product just as Cannabis is now. The only major difference between...

I didn't mean to imply that they are trying to stifle applications, just that the QAP requirements is an area that will allow them to easily reject applicants that are not up to their standards. It is pretty easy for them to reject you by saying that your QA report and/or QAP's background are...

Just because they don't specify any requirements dosn't mean there are not any. In fact, by not specifying requirements they have made it easier to reject applications based on this aspect and made it harder to appeal their decision due to the subjectivity. Rather than laying out specific...

It is too bad regarding the DIN.

Most NHPs are cultivated outdoors in soil and have the same heavy metal limits as in the MMPR. Why would it be a problem with marihuana when it isnt with all other crops (including all the food we eat). Heavy metals only include lead, mercury etc. and typically are not a problem.

You would only have a heavy metal issue if you are using contaminated soil. As long as you dont get it from the local smelter you would be ok. That being said, the use of soil at the commercial scale would be crazy (and messy). There are good reasons that greenhouse growers are almost...