Tag Archives: Industrial Hemp Act 2022

Prospective hemp cultivators would soon get the opportunity to apply for licences to do so, as Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Tuesday said the Industrial Hemp Regulatory Authority would be appointed in the coming weeks. He said the names of the intended board members would be taken to Cabinet “very shortly” and the Board would be established. “I’m hoping ...

More than one year after Guyana passed the Industrial Hemp Act, players in the infant sector are hopeful that a licensing board would soon be appointed to regulate the industry and make way for large-scale commercial cultivation. The Industrial Hemp Bill was approved by the National Assembly on August 8, 2022 and signed into law on September 11, 2022. High-level ...