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A Cautionary Canadian Tale About the Perils of Launching a Cannabis Business

In the market for 350 marijuana grow lights, 50 air ventilators or two dozen giant fans? You’re in luck.

More than $1 million worth of equipment inside a defunct medical cannabis producer’s former 6,100 square-meter facility in Richmond, British Columbia, will be auctioned off on Thursday.

MediJean’s closure draws attention to the costly risks of launching a pot-production business, observers say.

Former chief operating officer Chris Dollard said he left the company before it closed, but he believes Health Canada rejected its application to be a licensed producer.

“We were waiting, waiting, waiting. That’s what Health Canada does. They keep you waiting until you run out of money,” he said. “It’s pretty clear that if they had been accepted, they’d be in business.”

Dollard said companies have to hire staff, buy equipment and establish operational facilities before Health Canada can approve their applications, a process that takes years. He would not say how much MediJean invested but said aspiring producers should have $10 to $12 million available. [Read more at the Toronto Globe & Mail]

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