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Hydropothecary’s announcement that it will build a giant new greenhouse vaults the Gatineau company into the ranks of Canada’s largest medical cannabis growers.

It also means two of the top producers in the emerging industry are located within an hour’s drive of Parliament Hill.

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Canopy Growth Corp. headquartered in Smiths Falls is the world’s largest medical marijuana company. Its fast-growing empire stretches into seven provinces as well as a handful of countries overseas.

But little Hydropothecary in Masson-Angers, about 40 minutes northeast of Ottawa, is nipping at the heels of the bigger players.

The company bought 78 acres of land next to its rural property and plans to add a one-million-square-foot greenhouse. And unlike some cannabis companies in the green rush, which have ambitious dreams but no money, Hydropothecary has the $80-million funding in place to complete its expansion.