HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-04-13, Page 11Supreme Pharmaceuticals
welcomes visitors to Kincardine
medical marihuana facility
before getting down to growing
Troy Patterson
Postmedia Network
The seeds are in the
ground and Kincardine's
first test batches of medical
marihuana are expected this
summer.
Supreme Pharmaceuti-
cal's Advanced Medical
Marihuana Canada
(AMMCan) facility wel-
comed area politicians,
dignitaries, supporters
and business people to its
ribbon cutting and open
house at the facility off
Bruce Road 20 on March
29, 2016.
"We're looking to produce
the product that patients
want," said Supreme Phar-
maceutical president John
Fowler.
Commending the work
of AMMCan's staff, CEO
Peter Herburger and the
supporters in the Kincar-
dine area, Fowler said the
team will be working to
produce a consistent
product to meet Health
Canada testing, which will
test it for contaminants,
purity and consistency of
THC content, the active
ingredient in the
medication.
After that point,
Supreme will seek a sales
licence to put it on the
market via online and tel-
ephone orders. Fowler said
current illegal dispensaries
have been "tolerated" by
law enforcement up until
recently, but businesses
like AMMCan will "fill the
void" in the market by pro-
ducing a pharmaceuti-
cally -controlled product
line of medical
marihuana.
Fowler said using their
abilities in the "hybrid" sun -
grown greenhouse facility,
the company plans to reach
a level of production where it
can sell marihuana whole-
sale to other federally -
licensed producers who
wish to diversify their prod-
uct base.
"There are some great
retail opportunities coming
up in the market," he said,
adding its a young market
with a lot of potential under
the Marihuana for Medical
Purposes Regulations
(MMPR) infrastructure.
Pharmacies like Shop-
pers Drug Mart and Rexall
are also on the company's
radar, Fowler said, as both
have expressed interest in
providing medical mari-
huana to patients and an
option aside from mail -
based delivery.
The facility will start
with six strains of mari-
huana acquired from
licensed producers
approved by Health
Canada.
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Supreme Pharmaceutical's Advanced Medical Marihuana Canada facility officially opened the facility on March 29, 2016 with a tour for
invited guests and a ribbon cutting to mark the occasion
"We do six really good,
then we may expand over
the years," CEO Peter Her -
burger said, adding the
company could have 12-16
strains in the future.
Herburger said though
they aren't the first facility
to be approved on their
first inspection, it's "pretty
unique" and a testament
to their staff that held on
for over a year since reno-
vations to the facility were
completed in December
2014.
The facility is also proud
of its recycling of water, a
new state-of-the-art com-
poster and security system,
record keeping and cli-
mate control, which all
impact the company's abil-
ity to consistently produce
medical marihuana under
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"What we really want to
do is get to the point
where there is no waste,"
he said,
Herburger said produc-
ing marihuana with the
same level of THC on a
regular basis is a lot of
work, where they have to
create a living environ-
ment for the plants to
grow and produce "con-
sistently in the same living
conditions."
Huron -Bruce MP Ben
Lobb praised the leader-
ship and staff of the facil-
ity for enduring the "very
long process" of the Con-
servative -created MMPR
and change in govern-
ment. Lobb said facilities
like this will help take
marihuana out of unsafe
growing conditions in
home and garages, and
provide options for a safe
supply for the product he
recognized as a medical
aid in reducing seizures in
children.
"They're poised for great
growth and job creation," he
said. "As old as the plant is,
its medical purpose is still
very new and a lot of
research still needs to be
done."
Lobb said the product
goes under the same scru-
tiny now as pharmaceuti-
cal drugs and urged the
public to research its
medical uses.
Huron -Bruce MPP Lisa
Thompson praised the
facility's "state-of-the-art"
technology and said "it's a
first-class facility for the
rest of the world to
follow."
The 342,000 -square -foot
facility has about
16,000 -square -feet of grow-
ing area in 'Phase Zero' that
is currently growing product.
The first batch of medical -
grade marihuana is expected
to be about 50kg for federal
testing. Once into full pro-
duction, the facility will have
about 20 staff producing
about 6,000kg of marihuana
a year at 'Phase Zero. 'Phase
1' would increase the facility
by 80,000 square feet, with
Phases 2-4 increasing the
building envelope as years
progress, employing
upwards of 100 people at its
peak.
For info visit www.
supreme.ca
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