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19 June 2019

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right) shares in a photo opportunity with from (left) Former Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying; Chairman of J. Wray and Nephew, Clement Lawrence and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Her Excellency, Ambassador Audrey Marks. Occasion was the 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on June 18.

Shaw reiterates focus on cannabis industry for medicinal purposes

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 19 Jun 2019   

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, is reiterating that Jamaica is focussed on the growth of the cannabis industry for medicinal purposes.
“I know there is a concern for recreational (use) but we are focussing on medicinal cannabis because of the vast potential that is in cannabis, everything from the cannabidiol (CBD) oil, right up the chain,” he said.
The Minister, who was part of a panel discussion, was addressing members of the diaspora on day three of the 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in...

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