Imani Duncan-Price on Jamaican Ganja: Beyond Mining Red Dirt
Come with me. Red dirt/bauxite is to aluminium as ganja/cannabis is to cannabis medicinals? Jamaica has a clear choice in the development of the cannabis industry.
Is Jamaica on a course to actively leverage the ganja industry to raise the developmental capabilities of the country, or will the decisions made now perpetuate the economic situation, where the majority of people are left out of the value-added industry and only those with capital truly benefit?
The Cannabis Licensing Authority's (CLA) regulations on ganja for medical, therapeutic, or scientific purposes correctly cover the gamut of areas in the industry from seed to sale. The licences cover research and development, cultivation, processing, transport, and retail. As the interim regulations issued by the CLA are being informed via various consultations for potential updating, it is hoped that the spirit of community and national development in the creation of this industry will be maintained.
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