The Government of Grenada creates a commission on the legalization and regulation of cannabis

The government of Grenada has established a commission on the legalization and regulation of cannabis.

This decision is part of the Government of Grenada’s policy to legalize cannabis, develop the cannabis industry, and maximize the the potential of hemp and its derivative products.

She also continues to efforts by the Caribbean region to consider legalizing cannabis across the board. Recently, the Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin, in the northern Caribbean, has also launched a public consultation on legalization.

The Grenada Commission is mandated to:

– Organize broad consultations and raise public awareness about the policy decision to legalize cannabis within a legal and regulatory framework, develop the cannabis industry, and maximize the potential of hemp and its byproducts

– prepare a final report containing recommendations on the design of a new legislative and regulatory framework aimed at legalizing cannabis within a legal and regulatory framework for its production and sale

– develop the medical marijuana and maximize the export potential of hemp and its byproducts

– Provide recommendations on the institutional structure for implementing the provisions of the legislation aimed at legalizing cannabis within a legal and regulatory framework, in accordance with the government’s policy decision.

Former Senator Rolanda McQueen has been appointed chair of the commission, which includes members specializing in law, medicine, religion, business, and youth development, as well as service providers from nongovernmental organizations.

The commission held its first meeting on September 20, 2022, and is expected to complete its mission over a period of fourteen months.

«The creation of the Commission on Legalization and the cannabis regulation »is another of the measures taken by the government to implement the agricultural sector transformation program," according to a press release from the Ministry of Agriculture, Land, Forestry, Fisheries, and Cooperatives.