Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a series of stories focusing on people in Nova Scotia who will be delving into the marijuana industry. Fish urine is the secret sauce that will allow some 50,000 cannabis plants to thrive in Liverpool. We'll get to that momentarily. Myrna Gillis, founder and president of Aqualitas, reported recently her company had collected $8.7 million from investors across Canada and the United States. Three years into the making, and Gillis says Aqualitas has its sights set on a cultivating licence next month, allowing a minimum of 60 people to go to work in a job-starved area that was devastated by the closure of the Bowater newsprint mill in 2012. The Aqualitis plant itself occupies the former Bowater site. [continues 552 words]
The numbers are alarming. The Ally Centre of Cape Breton's needle exchange program served nearly five times as many young men and women during the 2014-15 fiscal year as it did in 2013-14. "It's pretty startling," said Christine Porter, executive director of the Sydney-based organization. "But we're seeing increased numbers every year, regardless. More than 623,000 syringes left this building last year, which is 140,000 more than (the previous year). Every year, we're seeing major, major increases in the numbers of syringes that leave here." [continues 329 words]
INUVIK - The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides too much protection for crack traffickers and is a shield for criminal enterprise, according to Const. Sean Doornbos of the Inuvik RCMP detachment. Those comments came on Thursday, a day after the April 8 crack bust where thousands of dollars and an undisclosed quantity of crack were seized from Mountain View Apartments. The case is still under investigation and RCMP have identified suspects. Doornbos estimated the crack trade in Inuvik generates $100,000 a week and the problem is serious. [continues 265 words]
