The Isle of Man needs to bring in rules about cultivating medicinal cannabis quickly to reap its economic benefits, an MHK has said. Martyn Perkins said views on industrial cultivation were "rapidly changing" and a delay could mean "missing the boat" in financial terms.
The government is currently working on farming and exportation regulations. Health Minister David Ashford told Tynwald that progressing the law needed to be "done in a considered way".
In July, it was revealed that the Manx government already has the powers to issue licences to businesses for the "cultivation, production, supply or offer to supply" medicinal cannabis, but a licensing regime must be created to let that happen.