Health Minister David Ashford
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Responsibility for regulating the proposed medicinal cannabis export industry is set to be given to the Gambling Supervision Commission.
Rules for the regulatory regime are due to be put before Tynwald for approval next week. The GSC has been identified as the ideal ’interim’ regulatory body, rather than the Department of Health and Social Care.
The Department for Enterprise is spearheading moves to create a £3 million export industry, although the government has been criticised for dragging its feet on changing the laws on cannabis use in the island itself.
At Tynwald, Health Minister David Ashford will seek approval to give the Gambling Supervision Commission regulatory powers.