St. Lucia Government officials to visit SVG on Marijuana business

Press release from the Agency for Public Information

St. Lucia see in the background from the Richmond, St. Vincent. Photo: Richmond Vale Academy

A St. Lucian government delegation led by the Minister of Commerce, Manufacturing, Business Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs, and Chairperson of the Cannabis Taskforce Hon Emma Hippolyte, will visit St. Vincent and the Grenadines tomorrow, June 8th – 10th.

According to Minister of Agriculture Hon SabotoCaesar, the objective of the visit is to share information on the development of the cannabis sector in St. Lucia. Both countries will benefit from joint investment and capacity building, noted Minister Caesar.

The contingent which also comprises of Mr. Dylan Norbert Inglis, Deputy Chairperson, Mr. Verne Emmanuel PRO and Mr. Andre Decides, a task force member, will meet with traditional cultivators and members of the Rastafarian community, and will pay courtesy call to Prime Minister Dr. the Hon Ralph E. Gonsalves.