Caribbean Export OUTLOOK 3rd Edition

71 Our Competitive Advantage

Could the Region be uniquely poised to develop and stratify a Caribbean cannabis economy to integrate trade and compete with the other cannabis trading blocks from around the world? If the Region moves in this direction, we would need to collaborate. An integrated approach to developing domestic cannabis economies within the Caribbean territories from a policy and legal framework, historical and cultural experiences, a business, marketing, science and medical point of view would be necessary. Academic institutions, the public and private sectors would need to coordinate to facilitate the research and funding to provide a greater understanding of the linkages of the cannabis value chain. It will be interesting to see the role that the Region will play in this growing global industry.

...the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes is increasing and more traditional pharmaceutical companies are voyaging into the industry.

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