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BC medical marijuana producers test legal waters in US recreational market

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 05/07/2015 - 08:00

Legal repercussions from operating a Washington state facility unclear

Experts are uncertain whether it’s legal for Vancouver-based medical marijuana producer Aurora Cannabis to build a facility in Washington state that will cultivate recreational pot | Photo: Shutterstock

Nowadays, a checklist for travellers heading south through the Peace Arch border crossing might include deals on eggs, shoes and – while they can’t admit it to U.S. federal border guards – recreational marijuana.

And with a U.S. market that dwarfs that of his native Canada, Terry Booth doesn’t see why companies north of the border can’t capitalize on the legal weed available to consumers in states like Alaska, Washington and Colorado.

“The pendulum shift is obvious,” said Booth, CEO of Aurora Cannabis. “The States have a bit of a jump on the Canadian cannabis market, so we want to be part of that growth.”

Aurora, which is headquartered in Vancouver, already produces...

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