Federal election further clouds Saskatchewan’s marijuana industry

In Saskatchewan, green may be the colour but the future of marijuana — for medical and recreational use — is cloudy.

The outcome of next month’s federal election (which features some parties musing about decriminalization and legalization) and the decision of a federal court judge on how medical marijuana can be grown and distributed in the country will have a direct impact on the province.

“Depending on what the winner suggests about medical marijuana legislation, (it will have) a direct impact on the economy, and on this sector of the economy,” said Lucas Richert, a medical historian at the University of Saskatchewan.

Brent Zettl, for one, hopes that political parties do not go the legalization route.

Zettl, president of Saskatoon-based Prairie Plant Systems Inc., set up the first company in Canada to become a licensed medical marijuana grower.

He believes Saskatchewan could become a leader in the field

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