Medical marijuana industry delayed ‘but will not be denied’- Premier Fahie
The Premier made the statement during yesterday’s November 11, 2021, 2022 budget presentation under the topic of 'Developing Business and Opportunities,' in direct reference to the VI’s stalled medical marijuana industry at the hands of the UK and the Governor.
Industry thriving globally - Premier
“Legal and regulated marijuana industries have already proven to have provided economic benefits and stimulation to several jurisdictions,” he said.
Although the VI 'Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Act, 2020' was passed with amendments on June 30, 2020, in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA), the bill is yet to become law until it is assented to by the Governor of the Virgin Islands (VI).
Then-Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert aka 'Gus' had blamed bureaucracy for the hold up of bills; however, he constantly dodged questions on the exact reasons for his refusal to make the Cannabis Act law ahead of his announcement of a Commission of Inquiry into governance in the VI.
The VI 'Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Act, 2020' essentially paves the way for the territory to establish its own medicinal marijuana industry through the cultivation of special strains of cannabis on local farmlands by local marijuana farmers.
Industry projected to reach $57B by 2027
Honourable Fahie indicated that the global medical marijuana industry is projected to grow from its current value of $9.2 billion to $57 billion by 2027.
‘We were ahead of the game when we passed that legislation in this Honorable House and we may have been delayed but with God’s help we will not be denied,” he said.
Premier Fahie reminded that the people of the Virgin Islands can benefit immensely if they can participate in this industry.
“Your government is working with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) to address the various issues that are holding back assent to the legislation for the Virgin Islands to establish our medical marijuana industry,” he said.
27 Responses to “Medical marijuana industry delayed ‘but will not be denied’- Premier Fahie”
Are we to depend on an industry that WILL NOT and I repeat WILL NOT generate revenue but deplete the limited resources that we have.
Thank God for helping us
1) Those who think the government wants to help you.
2) Those who think.
Medical marijuana has the potential to get is millions of dollars over a short, and extended period of time, but helping to our youth's brain from unstableness value higher.
Medical marijuana is our rights of choice to choose, when a small number of our people I'll benefit financially heavily at the expense of the greater majority, something is unbalance.
Medical marijuana is not bad, but it is bad to fight your superior authorities over its legal passage to become law.
Medical marijuana is necessary, but why can't we import our needed amount at this time, and negotiate with our partners skilfully, and patiently on this màttter, rather than stirring unnecessary for political, and personal financial gain?
Righteousness exalts a nation, but greed causes reproach.
There won’t be anyone with motivation to be saying the government weed is bad yadda yadda the project is a failure it’s all about the money it’s exploiting the people blahblah if there is the option to grow a personal amount without getting arrested.
Don’t set yourselves & the people up for failure by being overly concerned about stray pollen from the public meanwhile any of the government farmers can grow a naturally occurring hermaphrodite and pollinate the government plants conveniently grown in one location Paraquita Bay any day of the year multiple times a year.
To the economic naysayers we do not need to be the biggest producer in the world. It’s one more consumable tourist will want to experience before heading home. Restaurants spas charters will likely incorporate it as an option into their customer experience as per the law unregistered adults such as visitors will be able to possess a small quantity.
I’m confused about when cbd oil cbd vapes and hemp products became legal and able to be advertised publicly it’s medicine but to be fair persons probably want to order their own reliable products from reputable companies but are probably sketched out by the uncertainty.
However, since apparently and allegedly October 2018, medical marijuana is legal in the UK. Moreover, to be competitive, the VI will have to find a way to differentiate itself from the increasing and gathering players in the medical marijuana field.
Moreover, the VI is supposedly self-governing (at least on paper) territory. Nevertheless, medical marijuana bill passed in the duly elected HOA, the governor has failed to assent the bill. As noted earlier, it appeared that CBD is legal in the UK. Further, a bill passed by UK Parliament to become law must receive royal assent. However, the crown not assenting to a bill duly passed by Parliament is rare. The last time a bill did not receive royal assent was in 1708 under the rule of Queen Anne; it was the Scottish Militia Bill.
The VI has a similar process for bills passed by the duly elected HOA; they must receive governor’s assent. Personal feelings or choices should not factor into not assenting to bills duly passed by HOA that was elected by a majority of voters.
Some may argue that the Marijuana Bill may not have been passed unanimously in the HOA or supported by the whole population. A bill rarely if ever will receive a 100% support among residents. This is not how the VI democracy, the HOA, works; all that is required to pass bills in the HOA is a simple majority. If the electorate is not happy with the elected government decision making, they can let their dissatisfaction be known loudly at the polls. Elections have consequences; to the Victor goes the spoils.
This leader don’t tell the real story of what this means. Another made up story makin promise he big going to keep.
Truth hurts
In fact many are now realizing that cbd is psychoactive. To wrap your mind around that consider that tobacco and alcohol are psychoactive but tobacco does not cause drunkenness. The traditional spiritual for tobacco use is for it to open a person up while bringing clarity and focus.
Many people mix cbd with thc with beneficial success and it’s common to mix tobacco with thc to cause the high to be powerful but short lived.
Some people use plain cannabis because they don’t like tobacco or it’s health hazards and want to be medicated for a long time.
In addition there’s nothing inherently wrong with getting high on yoga jogging or cannabis in fact. All these activities yet they all make people high it’s a misleading simplification.