As part of its Global Entrepreneurship week 2022 celebrations, the Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, held a CannaBiz panel discussion on Nov.16th. During the panel discussion, Attorney General, the Hon. Garth Wilkin, spoke to the existing laws that deal with the regulation of Cannabis and the Government’s plans for the industry moving forward.

“The Cannabis Act is a piece of legislation passed in 2020, and that Act provides for the establishment of a medical Cannabis authority to regulate, monitor and control the cultivation, supply, possession, production and use of medicinal Cannabis and for related matters,” AG Wilkin said.

He added “what that Act does is it sets up the Medical Cannabis Authority which is the body under which the rules that govern the medical Cannabis industry will be set.”

The Cannabis Authority created by the Cannabis Act has completed oversight in relation to the local medicinal Cannabis industry. Although the Act has been passed, the only aspect functioning is the Cannabis Authority. The Attorney General indicated that the Government intends to complete the full rollout of the Act. Other panellists included Dr. Garfield Alexander, Mr. Stuart LaPlace, Mr. Everton Delaney, Ms. Lynvie Burnham and Ras Iya. The panel was moderated by Ms. Patrice Harris.