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The City of Greenwood has been in discussion with a Kelowna-based company about the possibility of establishing a medical marijuana production facility in the old elementary school house on South Government Street. Mayor Nipper Kettle let the Times in on the proposal a couple of weeks ago when he confirmed that rumours circulating in the community were true. The story was also confirmed by Adam Sexsmith, co-founder and vice-president of production with CorCanna Group Inc. In response to an email inquiry from the Times, Sexsmith wrote that CorCanna is a management and consulting company based out of Kelowna that facilitates the medical marijuana Members of the Grand River Rubies Red Hatters group met up with Greenwood’s Frolicking Fancies for lunch in Greenwood and then they toured the Kettle River Art Club’s annual show in McArthur industry. “For the medical marijuana sector, we offer Centre last Monday afternoon. Here they look over a collection of hats displayed by Frolicking Fancy PHOTO: PAT KELLY pre-concept through sale solutions to a number Vice-Queen Shirley Mui. of clients throughout southern British Columbia and reaching as far as Quebec,” Sexsmith wrote. tential buildings or properties attached to a po- counting on the 40,000 customers that are legal “We can confirm that we have clients interest- tential application. marijuana users now. They are counting on that ed in Greenwood, as well as a number of differ“They have got to have all their ducks in a row growth in business.” ent municipalities and areas around the Bound- by Aug. 29 and then they will know for sure,” said The mayor said he supports the project beary Region as potential locations for production Mayor Nipper Kettle when asked to comment on cause it will take a building that is an eyesore facilities and the other ancillary businesses.” Sexsmiths’ email. within the community and turn it into someSexsmith wrote that “But I suspect that thing that is going to be a benefit to Greenwood CorCanna intends to over the next two or three and employ some people. have “public introducyears you will see all of “None of this is going to be set firm until they tions” in Greenwood Canada going to legal- actually get their plans,” Kettle explained. “They or any other regions, ization,” Kettle added. are doing their due diligence now—they are in full detail after nec“I know that all of these jumping through all of the hoops that the Minisessary information people are looking to ter of Health has for that type of thing. It’s going is granted by Health build places now, I know to cost them a lot of money but what it comes FORMER GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Canada about any podarn well they are not just down to like I say the drop dead date is Aug. 29.”
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