Assist
Where required, assists with the provision of analytical services, also ensures that proper disposal requirements are prescribed for the safe disposal of cannabis which is handled under the Act.
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Develop
Develop policies, procedures and guidelines to establish the medicinal cannabis industry and to ensure that medicinal cannabis is available to patients in a safe and efficient manner.
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Issues licences in relation to the handling of medicinal cannabis in accordance with the provisions of the Act, 2019, also provides for the distribution of educational materials etc.
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Regulates the handling of medicinal cannabis, with the approval of the Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Board, establishes and maintains an electronic database.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How will medicinal cannabis be accessed by pharmacies and doctors for prescription to patients?
The Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority grants licenses to facilitate the cultivation, processing, transport and dispensing of medicinal cannabis to patients. The Medicinal Cannabis Industry Act, 2019 outlines that medicinal cannabis products can be prescribed by a medical practitioner. A Pharmacy with a retail distributor's license can dispense medicinal cannabis when presented by a patient with a prescription and a valid form of identification.
Currently, there are five legally-approved medicinal cannabis drugs, placed on the National Drug Formulary for specific indications, via approval from the Minister of Health and Wellness utilising Section 12 of the Drug Abuse (Control and Prevention) Act Cap 131.
Please speak to your doctor or pharmacist for more information on accessing medicinal cannabis.
What is Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)?
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is one of the active ingredient and naturally occurring cannabinoids in cannabis. It is the cannabinoid with the greatest psychoactive effect. It is considered to be the most active form, producing characteristic mood and associated perceptual changes.
Prohibition against supply of medicinal cannabis
Prohibition against supply of medicinal cannabis A person shall not cultivate, supply, possess, or obtain medicinal cannabis for any of the purposes specified under the Act, unless that person is the holder of the relevant licenses issued pursuant to the Act. A person who cultivates, supplies, possesses, transports or obtains medicinal cannabis for any of the purposes specified under the Act without a relevant license is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment, of a fine of 15 times the value of the medicinal cannabis cultivated, supplied, possessed, or obtained or to imprisonment for a term of 10 years, or to both.
Can my license be revoked?
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The BMCLA can suspend or revoke a license where:
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the person issued the license is convicted of an offence under the Act;
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the person issued with the license contravenes a term of condition of the license granted under the Act.
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the Minister requires the suspension or revocation of the license in the interest of public health or public safety.
For more about the Barbados Medicinal Industry Act please click here
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What is adult use vs. recreational use of cannabis?
There is really no difference between the terms of adult use and recreational use of cannabis. However, the term “adult-use” while is for better optics, it comes from the notion that not all consumers of cannabis are consuming solely for recreational purposes. Cannabis can and is utilized for many reasons that go beyond the recreational/ medicinal cannabis binary.
What does a caregiver need?
A person designated as a caregiver under this Act shall obtain from a medical practitioner a certificate that states that the caregiver is not dependent on a controlled drug.