Jan 5, 2021
Kareem Musa
The hemp industry is back in the spotlight tonight, following a Cabinet decision on Monday to constitute an inter-ministerial taskforce to carefully go over the Misuse of Drugs Act. That committee will then make recommendations to amend the existing legislation in order to enable the proper development of the hemp industry. It will also establish a national hemp policy and other systems of monitoring the progress of the budding industry. The committee will draw from expertise in three areas, including the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, as well as the Ministry of Sustainable Development, represented by ministers Jose Abelardo Mai, Kareem Musa and Orlando Habet, respectively. Last Tuesday, Ministry of New Growth Industries, Kareem Musa, confirmed a partnership with Alex Lavin, Chief Executive Officer of Growth Industries, a cannabis production company in the United States.