Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Hon. Audley Shaw (third right) congratulates, Accompong Town maroon Colonel Ferron Williams (second left), by presenting him with a certificate of authorization to grow marijuana , at the signing of a tripartite agreement , at the Ministry’s St. Lucia offices in New Kingston on July 8. Others participating (from left), are, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Timeless Herbal Care, Courtney Betty, Consultant at Timeless Herbal Care, William Rennalls, State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green and Chairperson of the Cannabis Licensing Authority, Hyacinth Lightbourne.
System coming to formalise ganja growing for medicinal purposes
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw says a formal system is being put together for small farmers interested in the growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes. The Minister made the disclosure in an address at the signing of a tripartite agreement, under the Alternative Development (AD) Project, at the Ministry’s St. Lucia offices in New Kingston on July 8. The (AD) project is being implemented as a strategy to transition traditional cannabis farmers from an illicit framework into the regulated environment, which is currently the purview of the Cannabis...
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