The former Mataura paper mill buildings are being converted into a medicinal cannabis and hemp growing, testing and processing facility. (File photo)The former Mataura paper mill, where ouvea premix was being stored, is being converted into a medicinal cannabis and hemp mill. Southern Medicinal Ltd, a partnership between Natural Horticulture Ltd and Dunedin based medicinal cannabis company SOMA Group, has begun converting the former mill buildings into a non-THC (tetrahydrocannabinol, the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis) medicinal cannabis and hemp growing, testing and processing facility. READ MORE:* Cannabis referendum: Medicinal cannabis bosses divided over legalisation* Medicinal cannabis advocate sends warning about NZ introduction* Hope for the East Coast as hemp-growing course sees huge demandJohn Hawkins/Stuff The former Mataura paper mill is being converted into a medicinal cannabis and hemp millExpansion plans will see the facility’s growing capacity increase to 2000sqm, with the production of 4000 kilograms of medicinal cannabis flower and the processing of 500 tonnes of hemp flower per year. Our approach puts safety, testing and knowledge first to produce high-quality cultivars, medicinal cannabis and services to an industry that can and must be based on trust.”The Ministry of Health established the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme to improve the quality of medicinal cannabis for patients.

Source: Stuff April 06, 2021 23:27 UTC