Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association (BPA) President Dr. Marvin Smith told Guardian Business that despite the possibility of cannabis dispensing licenses being granted to pharmacists by the second quarter of 2025, his members have not gotten a response from the government on joint training programs with the Ministry of Health.
Smith, responding to comments made by Attorney General Ryan Pinder, who said that the government will start issuing cannabis licenses by the second quarter of this year, said that since the issuing of licenses will be reserved for Bahamians, medical professionals will need to get ready ahead of time.
Smith said: "The cannabis bill also speaks to establishing standards for potency, but what are those standards? These are the things that need to be put out in the public discussion, so that any Bahamian who wants to know is able to find what they are looking for.
"Additionally, in our discussions with Minister of Health Dr. Michael Darville and the AG, the association was told that when the time came to put standards in place and craft regulations around the technical aspects of this, the association would be invited to participate in feedback. We've rewritten the minister in October of last year, and wrote him again in November, and we have not gotten a response yet."
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