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Jamaica: Cabinet approves 16-member Cannabis Licensing Authority

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 04/29/2015 - 10:09

SAN JUAN – The Jamaican government has named 16 people to constitute the Cannabis Licensing Authority, which will be in charge of approving licenses to cultivate marijuana for medicinal, research or religious purposes.

The Cabinet has approved the appointees, who were selected in a process involving government ministers, academics, faith communities and civil society groups, media outlets reported Tuesday.

Jamaica’s recently revised drug law, which decriminalizes marijuana for specific purposes, includes a provision for the creation of the CLA.

Early this month, the first two licenses for cannabis cultivation were issued to the University of Technology and the University of the West Indies.

The Ministry of Justice has said that the recent amendments to the 1984 Dangerous Drug Act pave the way “for the emergence of a lawful, regulated, legitimate medicinal and industrial marijuana industry that may have significant economic opportunities and benefits.”

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