Thursday, May 21, 2015

Australian review jeopardises Norfolk Island medicinal cannabis export deal

Australian government reviewing decision by the self-governing territory to grant Perth company a licence to grow and export medicinal strain of cannabis

A landmark deal to grow a high-strain medicinal cannabis on Norfolk Island for export to Canada is in jeopardy, with the Australian government reviewing the decision.

Last week, Perth-based AusCann Group Holdings was granted a licence by the Norfolk Island government, a self-governing external Australian territory, to grow a high-grade medicinal strain of cannabis. AusCann intends to export its first crop to Canada by July next year.

Related: Australia's Norfolk Island to export high-grade medicinal cannabis to Canada

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