Cannabis medicinal: el Gobierno canadiense pone en marcha un mercado libre

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Cannabis medicinal: el Gobierno canadiense pone en marcha un mercado libre

8 octubre 2013

El Gobierno canadiense acaba de regular los mercados de cannabis medicinal, poniendo en marcha un mercado libre de 1.300 millones de dólares que podría garantizar sustancias de calidad a 450.000 canadienses.

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The Conservative government is launching a $1.3-billion free market in medical marijuana this Tuesday, eventually providing an expected 450,000 Canadians with quality weed.

Health Canada is phasing out an older system on Monday that mostly relied on small-scale, homegrown medical marijuana of varying quality, often diverted illegally to the black market.

In its place, large indoor marijuana farms certified by the RCMP and health inspectors will produce, package and distribute a range of standardized weed, all of it sold for whatever price the market will bear. The first sales are expected in the next few weeks, delivered directly by secure courier.

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