Zenabis Global has announced that it has been approved to cultivate and grow cannabis at its 255,000 square foot facility in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. This represents the third Zenabis facility in Canada licensed to grow cannabis, adding design capacity of 18,500 kilograms of dried cannabis per year.
"The Stellarton facility features a highly advanced production environment that supports both growing and finished product operations, as well as new product development. The facility also includes areas for commercial-scale oil extractions, pharmaceutical grade manufacturing, and both plant-based and analytical R&D. Located on a 12.5-acre land parcel, the Stellarton site allows for further expansion in the future," the team with the company explains.
“Our Stellarton facility, just like our Atholville, New Brunswick facility, will be one of the largest indoor facilities for cannabis cultivation in the country. We are very excited to increase our growing capacity in Eastern Canada. We are also incredibly grateful to the community for their support, and we look forward to significantly increasing local employment. Together with our licensed facility in Delta, BC and the conversion to cannabis of our 48-acre greenhouse in Langley, BC, we are building a portfolio of cultivation, extraction, and processing assets across Canada to supply a diverse range of products to consumers”, says Andrew Grieve, Chief Executive Officer of Zenabis.
"Regarding production costs related to cannabis cultivation, the historical average cost per gram at Atholville has been $1.10 per gram. The forecasted cost per gram at Langley is $0.75 per gram. The expectation is that the company will be able to take efficiency measures that enable the Langley cost and bring them over to operations in Atholville and Stellarton," the company continues.
In addition, as of February 7th 2019 Zenabis is cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices) certified (21 CFR Part 210 & 211), as recognized by SGS Systems and Services Certification. SGS is the one of the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification companies.
"The significance of the cGMP designation from SGS is that it establishes that Zenabis is operating to US FDA (Food & Drug Administration) standards as detailed in Title 21 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Chapter 210 & 211. Title 21 governs food and drugs within the United States for the FDA," the company concludes.
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