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Mount Allison receives support from Organigram Inc. and NB Regional Development Corporation to support cannabis harms reduction education programming and initiatives
Mount Allison receives support from Organigram Inc. and NB Regional Development Corporatio...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nMount Allison receives support from Organigram Inc. and NB Regional Development Corporation to support cannabis harms reduction education programming and initiatives\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nMONCTON, NB, Aug. 1, 2018\n\n\n\nMONCTON, NB, Aug. 1, 2018 /CNW/ - Organigram Holdings Inc. (TSX VENTURE:OGI) (OTCQB:OGRMF), the parent company of Organigram Inc., a leading  licensed producer of medical marijuana and the New Brunswick Regional Development Corporation (RDC) will provide funding to Mount Allison to support the University's efforts to ensure the new legislation is fully communicated on campus, and to implement appropriate harms reduction initiatives established by the University. \n\nIn preparation for the legalization of cannabis on October 17, the University developed a working group earlier this year made up of students (including representatives from the Mount Allison Students Union), and staff.\n\n\"We believe that providing education to students regarding the use of cannabis, alcohol, and other substances through a harms reduction lens will provide them with more tools to make decisions regarding their use,\" says Kim Meade, Mount Allison's Vice-President, International and Student Affairs. \"We have enhanced and strengthened current policies and programs around alcohol and other substances to include cannabis and will implement new initiatives and educational programming associated with cannabis use for the beginning of this academic year.\"\n\nThe funding provided by Organigram and the RDC also enables the University to support harms reduction education programming through the addition of a Harms Reduction Educator. This new Mount Allison staff member will begin in August and will work directly with students, the campus community, other post-secondary institutions, and provincial agencies. \n\n\"As a company, we are wholly committed to the goals of the legalization of an adult-use, recreational cannabis market,\" says Greg Engel, CEO, Organigram. \"Most important among these goals is the protection of our y...