Jamaica is preparing to lower entry barriers to the medical cannabis industry for small and subsistence farmers.
A proposed new permit would cut fees for those farmers and allow for variations to strict infrastructure and security requirements.
The CLA said the permit is geared towards small or subsistence farmers, who find the current licensing system for cannabis cultivators to be too challenging or expensive to nagigate.
“This policy intends to provide this group of farmers with an additional avenue to enter the medical cannabis industry as well as an opportunity to transition from being the ‘holder of a special permit’ to the ‘holder of a licence’,” the CLA said in a press release on Friday.
The policy proposes that the permit be valid for two years.
In that time, the CLA said it expects permit holders to use their profits to make preparations to transition to licensed status upon expiration of the permit.
The CLA is holding a series of consultation sessions on the proposal.
Feedback will be used to refine the policy before relevant regulations are finalized.
The Authority is proposing that all fees will be 50% lower than the current fee for a Tier 1 Licence. That would make a special permit $1,000.
Tier 1 cultivation licenses limit canopy space to 1 acre or less.
The draft policy also proposes that applicants may apply for a waiver, deferment or payment plan if the reduced fees are too high.
A “means test” will be utilized by the CLA to ensure the special permit is utilized by the intended groups.
The first consultation was held June 26 with members of the Jamaica Licenced Cannabis Association, and more sessions are planned for the coming weeks.
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