Yahoo News Planning permission granted for a 7.5 acre greenhouse to grow medicinal cannabis in Wiltshire
Plans to build a giant greenhouse to grow medicinal cannabis in Wiltshire has been given the go-ahead.
The 7.5 acre glass house will be built on a development site by Sativa Investments, who have raised £3.75m in investments for the £10.5m project.
The site will be used to grow cannabis plants for the production of medicinal cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) products.
It is now legal for specialists doctors to prescribe cannabis-based medication in the UK.
The move is part of Sativa’s plans to become the UK’s first seed to consumer medicinal cannabis business.
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Jeremy Thomas, chief executive of Sativa Investments, said that the scheme would not easy be taken on by farmers.
He told the BBC: ‘I don’t think it is realistic…
’It’s a complicated exercise.’
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