Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, along with (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Cannabis Licencing Authority, Lincoln Allen; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Michelle Parkins; and Senior Director, Industry Division, Sophia Wellington, during a CanEx Webinar, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Thursday, October 22, 2020. Other presenters at the webinar are Chief Executive Officer, Medicinal Cannabis Authority, Dr. Jerrol Thompson; CEO, Antigua and Barbuda Medicinal Cannabis Authority, Algernon Roberts; Lead, Cannabis Industry Group, Sandra Gogal; and Chief Knowledge Officer, New Frontier Data, John Kagia. The webinar explored the development in cannabis legislation, the approach to policy as well as the regulatory framework for trade and investment in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, is calling for greater collaboration among stakeholders in the cannabis industry across the region. He noted that Jamaica is the lead country in the region, and is open for collaboration and partnership with our sister countries. “We are moving in the right direction. We are at a good place. We are open to the concept of a Caribbean brand. The time is now as a people across the region to work together to achieve that common goal of wealth creation for our respective countries,” he said...