History was made on Monday 14th June 2021, as the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, through the Medicinal Cannabis Authority (the “MCA” or “Authority”), issued the first official licence for the production of Medical Cannabis.
The Authority is a statutory body created to regulate and issue licenses for the cultivation, manufacture, processing, extraction, import, export, testing, research, distribution, and sale of medicinal cannabis goods.
The first licence was issued to Grow Antigua, a local trifold company that can boast of being the first of its kind in the Cannabis Industry.
GROW (Antigua & Barbuda) Limited is an Antiguan & Barbudan registered vertically integrated ‘seed to sale’ Medical Cannabis Company.
The company is a public/private hybrid operation that includes the government, Rastafari communities, and private enterprise as central Stakeholders.
The three entities comprising Grow Antigua are, Itopia Life (Antigua) Ltd, Rastafari Food For Life Ltd, and National Asset Management Company (NAMCO).
Itopia Life is a respected team of Antiguan & International professionals, with modern growing practices, world-class medical genetics, and years of experience with global standing in the Medicinal Cannabis industry.
The Nyabinghi Theocracy Church Haile Selassie I Big Creek in conjunction with the Rasfreeman Foundation for the Unification of Rastafari Inc. group has joined together in unity to form the Rastafari Food For Life Ltd, while the people of Antigua & Barbuda will be represented by the country’s National Asset Management Company (NAMCO).
In offering salutations during the historic handing over ceremony, Director of GROW Antigua, Andrew Moody-Stuart said, “Today’s ceremony represents one of the most significant pivots in the cannabis industry. For the first time, a government will partner with a religious community and a private company for cannabis production that will help centralize public health outcomes, while also fostering innovation and quality. We are at the beginning of what we hope will be a remarkable journey for all of us and this little country of ours. We are aiming high and have all the ingredients to put GROW Antigua & Barbuda on the world’s Medical Cannabis stage.”
According to Ambassador Daven Joseph, Chair of the MCA, “The Cannabis Authority is pleased that Grow Antigua was able to meet the critical requirements that will enable this company to conduct a viable medicinal Cannabis business in accordance with national law and public policy. The medicinal cannabis industry is expected to contribute significantly to our post Covid-19 economic diversification program and this is just the beginning of the government’s effort to meaningfully develop this industry.”
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Hon. Samantha Marshall, Minister of
Agriculture (NAMCO Member), RFFL, Ras Osagyfu, Glasford F Mack, and Hon. Steadroy Benjamin, Attorney General gave brief remarks during the handing over ceremony.
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What a historical occasion 35 years to the day when Peter Tosh burnt his chalice in Buckingham palace.
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Peter tosh never burn any chalice in Buckingham Palace.
oh please…what do you know? Go check the records.
The poor black majority never benefit from the natural resources of the country
Gaston sucks
No masks or masks not worn properly.
You have already shown your true traitorous self to the people. Go away!
Rasta collaborating with Moody-Stuart. What an interesting combination.
SMH
Cheese in a rassta mouth.
Once upon a time Ras Tafari was a Pan African movement, now they join Babylon and seeking wealth.
Ras Tafari was never about money, how could Gaston infiltrate this movement and caused it to go off course? Gaston is more of an infamous genius than the ones think……
real talk
Different type of Antiguan. I respect your knowledge and respect
For
Facts not bull
King Solomon spirit remains live as the plant that was found on his grave is now warmly embraced.
Election coming and slavery is back. Great photo Ops “Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” Is this the same Labour Party that vilify and demonized Moody Stuart? I need to follow the money on this one. I have the name for this book ” Moody From Sugar Cane to Marijuana.” with the black Rastafarians the new slaves. Is that the same King Fraud that talk about Reparation every day? No Rastafarian can come tell me about Africa and Reparation ever again, they are a bunch of sellouts. Look how the top dawg get them to sell their souls. The Stuart family is back to take it’s rightfull place in the history of Antigua & Barbuda.
Moody Stewart ancestors as sugar barons, was vilified by the ALP, so it’s disheartening to see Rastafarian elders today joining with Moody Stewart descendants to become just mere planters of the herb, while Moody Stewart walk away as the new cannabis baron.
@ Cool Ruler and @ Knight in Shining Armour I learn something between you two .
Don’t know the guy or the history .
My ancestors spirits must be restless today .
History have a way of repeating itself when we don’t learn. They allow the population to plant 4 trees to sooth their minds but this was in the pipeline all along. Papering to get Their way later in life
ALP giving the ancestor of Moody Stuart his Reparation.
I am wondering if been the ambassador of the African union worth the sellout.
All I have to say to the Political prostitute Sag I fu from creekside Rastafarian community, you stand for nothing so you will fall for anything, every day you on your knees begging the dawg.
Sag I fu or Foster Mack formerly of Grays Farm.You have really stooped low,very low.All of this time,I thought you stood for something.In the end it is proven you stood for absolutely nothing.Where are your morals?
I always knew this rasta foolishness was just a bag of nonsense. At the end of the day even they have a price. Talking about license issued to rastas. What a load of feces! They are even worse than the politicians. The same old caucasian methodology. Give a few black leaders something under the table and they sell themselves and their people into slavery. FOR SHAME DREDS!!!!!
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