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The Select Committee\non the Cannabis Bill 2018 which was established during the sitting of\nParliament on Tuesday 20th<\/sup> November is set to meet on for Friday,\n23rd November 2018 at 10:00am at the Parliament Building.<\/p>

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The Prime Minister the\nHon. Gaston Brown appointed the following Parliamentarians: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) Hon. Steadroy C. O.\nBenjamin, Attorney General<\/p>

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2) Hon. Samantha Marshal,\nMinister of Social Transformation<\/p>

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3) Hon. Molwyn Joseph\nMinister of Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4) Hon. Jamal\nPringle-Opposition Leader<\/p>

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5) Hon. Trevor\nWalker-Barbuda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Attendees on\nFriday will be Legal Draftsperson of the Cannabis Legislation, Mr. Ryan Johnson\nand Cannabis Consultant, Mr. Marcus Ramkissoon.<\/p>

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Anyone who has an\ninterest in expressing their views and participating in the Cannabis\nlegislation discussion, should seek to obtain an invitation from the Clerk to\nParliament, Mrs. Ramona Small at Parliament Building, Queen Elizabeth at\n462-0518 or 462-4822.<\/p>

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An open invitation is\nbeing extended to members of the wider community to come out and on Friday 23rd<\/sup>\nNovember to the Parliament building to hear the discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cannabis Bill 2018\ncan be found on the Ministry of Legal Affairs Website at www.legalaffairs.gov.ag<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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