{"id":130979,"date":"2021-06-14T16:51:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T20:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=130979"},"modified":"2021-06-14T17:20:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T21:20:20","slug":"medicinal-cannabis-authority-hands-over-the-first-licence-for-the-production-of-cannabis-for-medicinal-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/medicinal-cannabis-authority-hands-over-the-first-licence-for-the-production-of-cannabis-for-medicinal-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicinal Cannabis Authority Hands Over The First Licence For The Production of Cannabis for Medicinal Use"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Medicinal Cannabis Authority (the \u201cMCA\u201d or \u201cAuthority\u201d) of Antigua and Barbuda today\u00a0\u00a0handed over the first Licence for the production of Cannabis for Medicinal use to GROW Antigua.<\/p>

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The authority was established in 2019 pursuant to the Antigua and Barbuda Cannabis Act 2018 and Cannabis Regulations 2019.<\/p>\n

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GROW Antigua, is a joint initiative between the Rastafarian Food For Life (RFFL), NAMCO, and Itopia Life Antigua Ltd.<\/p>

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The ceremony featured remarks from Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Samantha Marshall.<\/p>

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Attorney General, Hon Steadroy Benjamin, Chair of the MCA Amb. Daven Joseph, RFFL, Ras Osagyfu, Glasford F Mack, GROW Director, Andrew Moody Stuart along with Rastafarian Elders were also in attendance.<\/p>\n

Today’s historic ceremony was chaired by Amb. Lennox Francis, King Frank I.<\/p>

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Also read:<\/p>\n

TOO HIGH: Opposition slams gov\u2019t cannabis licence fee<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n