The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Jamaica’s Business Ministry, announce amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Interim Regulations. These reforms are designed to make Jamaica’s medicinal cannabis industry more inclusive, accessible and supportive of small and traditional cannabis farmers.

The changes directly address longstanding challenges that have prevented many local growers from participating fully in…

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is exploring the establishment of a transitional permit to make it easier for small farmers to enter the medicinal cannabis industry. Director of Enforcement and Monitoring at the CLA, Faith Graham says the initiatives will provide small farmers a cost effective way to enter the sector while they work towards gaining their cultivator license from the authority.

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