Signing of Tripartite Agreement for Cannabis Pilot Project
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Hon. Audley Shaw (right) looks on as President and Chief Executive Officer of Timeless Herbal Care, Courtney Betty (left) signs the tripartite agreement under the Alternate Development (AD) Project, at the St. Lucia offices of the Ministry in New Kingston on July 8. Looking on at centre is Colonel of the Accompong Town Maroons, Ferron Williams. The AD Project is being implemented as a strategy to transition traditional cannabis farmers from an illicit framework into the regulated framework.
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