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Canadian medical marijuana licences mired in red tape


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Some Canadian medical marijuana producers want in prior to expected legalization

The number of firms applying for lucrative Canadian medical marijuana licences has topped 1,000, as a so-called “greenrush” continues to overwhelm Health Canada.

So far, only two new licences have been approved this summer even as the department tightens the application rules - and as nervous investors await decisions on their multimillion-dollar bids.

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Health Canada says that as of Aug. 25, it had received 1,009 formal Canadian medical marijuana licence applications to grow medical weed since a call for proposals was issued last year, with 462 returned as incomplete, 201 rejected and 32 withdrawn.

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