A Winnipeg-based cannabis company has found a way to lend a hand to fight COVID-19.
Delta 9 Cannabis has turned its cannabis grow pods into decontamination pods that can clean medical supplies, PPE and other equipment.
"The area uses a combination of heat and UVC technology to effectively decontaminate any materials that are placed in the decontamination area for a cycle," said John Arbuthnot, the CEO of the company.
The "D-Pods", which are repurposed shipping containers, are divided up into two sections, the area that does the actual decontamination and the other section is where all the work is controlled.
"This is really leveraging studies that were done early this year which demonstrated that at a certain temperature, say above 60 degrees Celsius, and a certain duration of time, would be effective to kill the COVID-19 virus."
Arbuthnot said they have taken that study and made it into a larger scale and they run two-hour cycles on equipment and other items to ensure they have been cleaned.
He feels this new technology would be beneficial for many companies and organizations, including health care.