Pot offers new hope for rural towns hurt by decline of the fishery | CBC News
In rural #Newfoundland, there’s a trend happening in the industry.
Former fish plants that have been shuttered for lack of product turn out to be perfect for growing pot.
There
aren’t that many large buildings available for food production in rural
Newfoundland, and cannabis counts as food under federal regulations
because it’s consumed. Many of them have three-phase power, which is
needed in industrial buildings, a reliable source of water and lots of
growing space.