article_snippet.sent: Parents of children with serious illnesses are being taught how to grow Parents of children with serious illnesses own marijuana crops, such as this one (above) '
article_snippet.sent: Now the family has 'about three of four suppliers and they all look after the family'.
article_snippet.sent: It's difficult when growing is considered illegal and the police are still taking (away) medicinal cannabis .. but the family'll keep going.'
article_snippet.sent: For about a $2000 investment, those who are sick, or family members, are given various hemp-based products including clothing and cosmetics and taught for a 12-week period on how to produce for those who are sick, or family members, 'rather than paying 6000 for a pound of crap'. '
article_snippet.sent: We are working with people, and a lot of shop owners around the country have got into this,'
article_snippet.sent: By doing this they don't have to go to the gangs who are growing, don't have to go down the back alley and deal with 16-year-old school-kids. '
article_snippet.sent: We offer a sort of, I guess, dispensary sort of business, using the same sort of guidelines dispensary sort of business do in parts of the US, I heard of in California or Colorado.'
article_snippet.sent: He explained that a group of 'about 50 people have set up our own cannabis club' but it is not without risk, on several levels.
article_snippet.sent: It's not about making money,' He stressed, 'yes, I grow it but more importantly, I help set up people to help people'.