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\t\t\t\tTuesday, December 3rd, 2019<\/span> | Posted by Tayla Kershaw<\/a><\/span> \t\t\t<\/div>\n

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BUDDING INDUSTRY: Medipharm CEO Warren Everitt is excited about the future, with the grand opening of the company\u2019s Wonthaggi facility on Friday, December 6. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ON Friday, December 6, history will be made in Wonthaggi, with the grand opening of Medipharm Labs Australia.<\/p>\n

Medipharm CEO Warren Everitt said the company would be the \u201cfirst independent cannabis manufacturing company\u201d in the nation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Speaking ahead of the event, Mr Everitt said the Wonthaggi factory was a \u201cpretty cool facility\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty elated,\u201d he admitted.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a long journey, and one he never imagined taking. The former plumbing company owner, sheet metal worker and IT and marketing specialist decided to \u201cjump into this cannabis pharmaceutical space\u201d as the next step in a varied career. He hasn\u2019t looked back. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAt stages I probably bit off a little more than I can chew. Putting a facility smack bang in the middle of Wonthaggi was no mean feat. It\u2019s an industry where there\u2019s an associated stigma,\u201d Mr Everitt said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing worthwhile in life is easy. I stayed the course and now we\u2019re at a point where we have something of a first mover advantage.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of companies are getting set up in the industry, whereas we\u2019ve got a facility that is about to be fully functional. That first mover advantage is really critical in a start-up industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Everitt said the growing of cannabis was not part of Medipharm\u2019s operations. Like a brewer purchasing hops, the lab buys in the marijuana and turns it into oil. The oil is prescribed by doctors for people with chronic pain; it\u2019s not for getting high.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of growers growing fresh produce, for example, were looking to get into the cannabis industry, but they didn\u2019t have a market,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Medipharm has become that market. He said some of the growers were ASX listed companies, who needed somewhere to send their product.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve not only supported a lot of the growers, we\u2019re also helping a lot of the industry players,\u201d Mr Everitt said.<\/p>\n

\u201cProbably if you\u2019re considering getting in now, you may be too late.\u201d<\/p>\n

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