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The government of New Brunswick is giving a proposed medical marijuana facility in the province a major financial boost — investing a total of $4 million into the operation.

The money comes from the Northern New Brunswick Economic Development Fund, through both Opportunities NB and the Regional Development Corporation who each invested $2 million.

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The province says the medical marijuana project could create more than 200 full-time jobs in the northern New Brunswick town of Atholville by 2021.

“We understand how important job creation, education and health care are to New Brunswickers,” Premier Brian Gallant said in a release.

“With this investment we are getting things done to grow the economy and create jobs for people right here at home.” Tweet This

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The government says Zenabis, the medical marijuana company, is expected to inject about $15 million to the GDP each year.

“In our first phase, the total investment will be close to $14 million, which will generate about 300 construction jobs. We look forward to the next phases, where we will continue to expand our workforce and create hundreds of more jobs,” Kevin Coft, CEO of International Herbs Medical Marijuana Ltd. said in the release.

That first phase is the growing and production phase, of which International Herbs Medical Marijuana is in the pre-license inspection phase.

If complete, the company will move on to construction of their facility, which would then be inspected by Health Canada.

If that passes, Zenabis will get a production-only license. The license to sell to the public would come after the crop met proper standards.

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Zenabis and the government predict that if the federal government legalizes marijuana, the number of jobs this production facility could create would go up significantly.

The facility will be located in the former Atlantic Yarns building, which was bought in 2014 and will undergo renovations.