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Under the threat of legal action, a medicinal marijuana advocacy group has removed criticism of the Flin Flon-grown pot from its web site. Canadians for Safe Access had reportedly posted an open letter on its site in January that knocked the weed for its quality, ingredients and health standards. The group recently removed the letter after receiving a cease-and-desist notice from Prairie Plant Systems, the Saskatoon-based company producing the product in an abandoned Trout Lake mine shaft. Phillipe Lucas, spokesperson for Canadians for Safe Access, told The Canadian Press on Monday that although the letter was taken down "we certainly stand by the concerns that are cited." Prairie Plant's lawyer reportedly wrote in his cease-and-desist letter that while people are free to voice their opinions, they are "not entitled to publish false and misleading information which harms Prairie Plant Systems' reputation." See 'Legal' P.# Con't from P.# Lucas told The Canadian Press his group is examining its legal options. Health Canada spokesperson Catherine Saunders told The Reminder in October that the government is pleased with the quality of marijuana that has been coming out of Flin Flon. "It follows a good management process and is fully tested," she said. "The Government of Canada certainly believes the product being produced is of excellent quality." Finished marijuana or seeds are curried directly from Flin Flon to Canadians who are authorized to purchase medical marijuana, or their physicians. Other samples go to McGill University in Montreal, where government studies are underway into the health effects of the drug. The federal government's five-year contract with Prairie Plant Systems expires this December.
