Jamaica: Citiva To Take Local Cannabis Higher

Citiva Medical, a research company specialising in safe and effective cannabis-based products, is making strides in Jamaica.

In July, Citiva forged a partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, to identify which combinations of cannabinoids are effective at treating specific diseases and symptoms.

"Hopefully, with the help of UWI, Citiva can begin to understand how and why cannabis has been effective at treating the various disease states we've seen success with," said Josh Stanley, founder and CEO of Citiva.

"We are excited to partner with Citiva; they have done so much to advance this industry and people's understanding of the potential benefits of cannabis," said UWI principal Dr Archibald McDonald.

Citiva created a local subsidiary, Citiva Jamaica LLC, to focus solely on developing the Jamaican medical cannabis research and production markets. This was made possible by a recent change in Jamaican law with overwhelming support from the...

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