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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) says it is aiming to issue its 100th licence before the end of the 2020/2021 fiscal year.</p>

<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 27, Director of Research Development and Communications at the CLA, Felicia Bailey said the Authority is focused on achieving...

The island’s major strawberry farmers are to benefit from an allocation of $5 million to assist them in the growth and development of the crop for the 2020/21 season under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Production Incentive Programme.
The disclosure was made by Consultant Agronomist in Charge of Protected Agriculture at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Webster McPherson, who said $3 million would go towards providing crop nutrition.
“We’ll also be looking at pest and disease management assistance to the farmers to the tune of...

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) says it is at an advanced stage of finalising a policy for a Cultivator’s (Transitional) Special Permit.

Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 27, Senior Legal Officer (Acting), Sheldon Reid, noted that the special permit will help small farmers or subsistence farmers who find it challenging to enter the industry at the licensed stage.

The Authority has engaged more than 300 persons across the island in consultation sessions with special interest groups, such as licensees, small and traditional ganja farmers and ministries,...