Pubdate: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) Page: 20 Copyright: 2009 The Calgary Sun Contact: http://www.calgarysun.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/67 Author: Qmi Agency Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmjcn.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal - Canada) BUSINESSMAN SEES POT-ENTIAL GROWTH TORONTO -- A licensed B.C. pot grower was in Toronto yesterday trying to take a bite out of Health Canada's monopoly on medicinal marijuana. Sam Mellace, 56, is allowed to grow 292 plants, which he does in a Racle Valley, B.C., "industrial-style" operation that yields about seven kilograms of marijuana every four to six weeks. Mellace is seeking permission to compete with Health Canada to grow and distribute "high grade" pot to users across Canada with doctors' prescriptions. "I am hoping to become Canada's first private-sector provider of medicinal marijuana." - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom