[420 Girl]

CA - A sign bearing the five-leafed friend has caused some residents on one of Delhi's main drags to steal a double take. And if residents peer a little closer, it is resting in the window of a medical marijuana information centre.

Such a radical development in the heart of tobacco town has even sparked some discussion locally. It was recently raised at a meeting of the Delhi Business Improvement Area, said president Andy Putoczki.

"Everybody is a little concerned, but as long as it's done legally, there's nothing much we can do about it," he added.


Over the last handful of days, Norfolk grower Rick West and his crew with his business Highly Recommended Plus have been busy tending to a King Street store that is being transformed into an information centre. Once the small storefront is renovated, it will be a safe place for doctors and interested residents to chalk up on their weed wisdom. The storefront will also sell marijuana seed and glass paraphernalia for smoking, such as pipes and bongs, pending a vendor's permit. However, it will also serve as home to West's clients who seek both advice on obtaining an authorization to obtain medical marijuana and even purchasing their medical marijuana from him.

West holds a producer's licence that allows him to maintain 98 marijuana plants. As a sufferer of both a connective tissue disorder and arthritis, he also has authorization to utilize 20 grams of pot per day.

The makeshift cannabis consultant has taught local clients how to grow their own weed, helped local farmers in obtaining their own producer's licences and even rented out empty greenhouses to perfect his own hybrid of marijuana. Recently, West has partnered with Brian Julian, of the advocacy Medical Miracles Group, to establish a franchise operation in Wainfleet. He now has his eye set on developing a research facility locally.

"This area has been called the marijuana belt for so long," he said, as he used a spice grinder to whittle down his marijuana to roll up a joint.

While some residents may be alarmed by the open invitation for marijuana blossom in the community's front yard, West hasn't heard any flack yet. However, he admits there is a lot of people who dislike his business but simply do not understand what is his purpose. Highly Recommended Plus is a non-profit organization, he explained, and he prides himself in providing low cost pot for medical users. In fact, he would one day like to hand out his crop for free.

"The public needs to understand it's just not a bunch of potheads, we're educated people," he added.

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