Jamaican Government is Committed to Fully Developed Marijuana Industry
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says the Government is committed to facilitating a fully operational medical marijuana industry in Jamaica.
He noted that with the passage of amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act, Jamaica has joined a number of growing countries that have decriminalised marijuana and “we will be moving to have the appropriate regulations in place to guide the development of the industry.”
The Minister was addressing the second annual Medical Marijuana Integration Day at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew on May 13, under the theme: ‘Cannabis Reclaimed II’.
He said consultations are being undertaken to recommend discrete components of the regulations and to develop detailed drafting instructions.
He informed that a licensing regime will be put in place to include five licence types and 11 categories; a fee structure; and security and enforcement monitoring mechanisms to safeguard the industry.
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