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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
The Cannabis Commercial and Medicinal Research Taskforce (CCMRT) says it has been given an assurance from Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister Phillip Paul well that Jamaica will this year decriminalize marijuana as the island seeks to establish a medicinal marijuana industry.
It is said that Jamaica stands to gain if the laws are adjusted sooner rather than later from multiple economic, social and cultural benefits.
Last year, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries agreed to discuss the issue of decriminalizing marijuana for health reasons at their inter-sessional summit in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in March.
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