Licenses issued by the Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority (BMCLA) are not automatically renewed after the five-year period, nor are they transferable. Chief executive officer, Senator Shanika Roberts-Odle, cautioned applicants at the National Council on Substance Abuse’s (NCSA) panel discussion yesterday. “What I want to be clear about when it comes to the licensing regime is that the licenses are non-renewable. What that means is because you have a license …
Only licensed doctors have the authority to prescribe medicinal cannabis in Barbados and only pharmacists are legally allowed to dispense it.
This reminder came from Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority (BMCLA) Senator Shanika Roberts-Odle at Wednesday’s National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) panel discussion themed, Cannabis: Medicinal and Recreational: What really is the Difference?
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The Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority (BMCLA) will be celebrating its second anniversary on January 18, 2023, with activities that include education and engagement with the public, the health sector and investors.
The week of events are:
Jan 16, 2023: Launch of BMCLA Cannabis Crash Course Term 2 – partnered with the University of the West Indies (UWI) - Future Learn Courses
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The Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority (BMCLA) has distanced itself from a private entity’s plan to hire a non-national as a master grower because it has been unable to find anyone here to do the job.The BMCLA has made it clear it had nothing to do with a notice published in the newspaper by the Business and Employment Centre located at Kensington Court, Fontabelle, St Michael.The notice did not identify the entity that the job placement and business support services centre placed the ad for, but claimed no suitable applicants could be found in Barbados to take up the position. “Having received no suitable application in reply to our advertisement for a Master Grower – cannabis, it is our intention to apply for a work permit for a non-national to fill the position,” the notice stated, adding that anyone who wanted to challenge that application should do so in writing to the Chief Immigration Officer.