Pubdate: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 Source: Vancouver Province (Canada) Copyright: The Province, Vancouver 1999 Contact: http://www.vancouverprovince.com/ Author: Ian Austin - Staff Reporter MAYOR WANTS TO CORNER MARIJUANA MARKET Grand Forks Mayor Brian Taylor wants to be Canada's official supplier of marijuana. Taylor, an outspoken pot advocate who's been banned from entering the U.S. for his views, sees a potential gold mine now that the Canadian government has approved clinical trials of medical marijuana. "It could be a billion-dollar industry in Canada," said Taylor, who lives next to the U.S. border but can't cross it. "Our community is looking for a clean, green industry. Eighty-three per cent of Canadians support medical marijuana and our community's no different." Taylor has reason to believe the Canadian contract - or at least part of it - could soon be his. Brown Bear Medicinals, a co-op run by Taylor and a dozen others, was accepted as an official bidder by the National Institute on Drug Addiction. "They supply Mississippi and the eight approved marijuana users in the United States," said Taylor, who's in his third year as mayor. "They're looking for a safe, reliable source povided in a secure environment and we say we can deliver the goods in 120 days." - --- MAP posted-by: Patrick Henry