Australia: Far North Queensland to get medical marijuana superfarm?
Developers Shane Garozzo and Joe Trimarchi are meeting with the state Agriculture Minister Leanne Donaldson and Health Minister Cameron Dick’s chief adviser in Brisbane to pitch their Trimpex Medicinal Cannabis project and discuss state legislation.
Mr Garozzo, a Mareeba rural development consultant, and third-generation Atherton cane farmer Mr Trimarchi believe the Tablelands’ “friable (easily crumbled) and notoriously bountiful” red soils are ideal for growing cannabis.
Added to this are the area’s climate and low exposure to cyclones.
They have partnered with two major Australian universities and will seek to apply for permits under historic legislation passed by the Federal Government last month to legalise the cultivation, production and prescription of medicinal cannabis.
“This project will allow Trimpex to positively effect communities of North Queensland,” Mr Garozzo said.
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