Ganja: Update, CLA issues its first two licences[Two Down, About 300 to Go]

Following up on an earlier release carried on this blog, the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has issued two of the five licenses granted for legal operation in the cannabis industry.

These licences were issued at a ceremony held on Wednesday October 18th at the
Ministry of Industry Commerce Agriculture and Fisheries.

Epican, a Tier 1 Cultivator,  and Everyting Oily a Tier 1 Processor, signed their tripartite
agreement, signifying their arrangement to conduct business together, in keeping with
the requirement to have the industry operate as a closed loop system.

“Although it has taken some time to get to this historic occasion, we have remained
committed to getting it right, to ensure that Jamaica’s stake in the global medicinal
cannabis industry is never compromised and remains sustainable. During the process,
we have endeavoured to remain in dialogue with our applicants every step of the way,
and are confident they have satisfied the rigors of the regulations; and now we are
pleased to announce that Epican and Everyting Oily will be issued licences today”
stated Hyacinth Lightbourne, Chairman of the CLA.

She further stated, “The CLA now has another three applicants who have been granted
licences and are completing their requirements to be issued, 57 at the conditional
approval stage, and another 209 applications being processed”.