Althia Mitchell

Cannabis Licensing Authority Jamaica

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, was established in 2015 under the Dangerous Drug (Amendment) Act, (DDA) with a specific role to establish and regulate Jamaica's legal ganja and hemp industry. Our Mandate To create regulations to guide the development of an orderly legal ganja and hemp industry in Jamaica, for the use of the plant and its by-products for medical, therapeutic and scientific purposes. To ensure that regulations created and activities within the industry are in keeping with Jamaica's international obligations To issue licences, permits and authorisation for the handling of hemp and ganja.