Barbadians getting medicinal ganja relief
Multiple sclerosis sufferer Bonita Phillips testified before the CARICOM Commission on Marijuana about how she feels medical marijuana would be beneficial to her health.
Rose-Ann Foster-Vaughn, Administraion Project Officer of the Barbados Council for the Disabled, testified before the CARICOM Commission on Marijuana, advocating for the legalization of medicinal marijuana in Barbados.
An assurance by the new Barbados government of an intention to exploit marijuana for its medicinal benefits — and make resulting products legal — must be welcome news to many on the island, especially pain-ridden persons in the disabled community.
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Indar Weir recently spoke in parliament of embracing the plant in the economic and health interest of Barbadians.
“We have no time to waste making sure that we can get medical marijuana growing,” he said, adding, “we have an abundance of opportunities when it comes to unlocking and giving people the chance to grow medical marijuana, simply because of the value chain that follows. “I must share with you my government’s intention to make provision for the production of marijuana and other plans for medical purposes.” Continue reading
The View from Europe: Bringing inter-island travel into the twenty-first century – By David Jessop
The View from Europe: Bringing inter-island travel into the twenty-first century
David Jessop
By David Jessop
Addressing the opening session of the just-concluded Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government meeting in Montego Bay, Mia Mottley, the prime minister of Barbados, and Gaston Browne, the prime minister of Antigua, both spoke about the need to radically improve inter-regional travel.
Ms Mottley repeated her view that unless it becomes possible to move freely within the Caribbean using a CARICOM multi-purpose identification card, the regional integration process was unlikely to flourish. What is required, she said, was “hassle-free travel” and a “single domestic space for transportation”. This, she observed, would facilitate economic development and the interchange of ideas, while encouraging a sense of common purpose that would ultimately strengthen regional integration. Continue reading →
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