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St Vincent approved to export medical marijuana as UK delays BVI

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As the BVI continues to be locked in dialogue with the United Kingdom for the assent of its long-delayed Cannabis Licensing Act, St Vincent and the Grenadines has been granted permission to export medical marijuana. With this approval, St Vincent becomes the first member of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to be granted permission to export its marijuana product for medicinal purposes. The Vincentian government announced that the country would export its first shipment of medicinal cannabis to Europe. “St Vincent and the Grenadines is ready for global business in the Medicinal Wellness Industry Space. The Premier also stated that the global medical marijuana industry is projected to grow from its current value of $9.2 billion to $57 billion by 2027.