Three pieces of draft legislation that have been prepared to guide the process of establishing a medicinal cannabis industry here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines will receive their first reading during the meeting of Parliament next week.
The three Bills are the Medicinal Cannabis Industry Bill 2018, Cannabis Cultivation Amnesty Bill 2018 and the Permitted Use of Cannabis for Religious Purposes Bill 2018.
These Bills will be tabled by Saboto Caesar, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.
Four other Bills are also listed on the Order Paper to receive their first reading. They include the Police (Amendment) Bill, 2018 to be tabled by Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves and Pension (Declaration) Bills for Silma Williams and Elene Hill, and the Hudson Bullock Pension (Declaration) Act 2018.
There are 23 questions listed by the Opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) for oral answers.
The next sitting of Parliament takes place on Thursday September 6, 2018 at the Assembly Chambers in Kingstown beginning at 10:00am.
