Giles Day of IoM Cannabis Network responds to DfE plans
A consultation looking to develop a hemp cultivation and export industry on the Island, overlooks the more pressing need for medicinal cannabis here.
That's from Giles Day who runs the Isle of Man Cannabis Action Network.
It's as the Department for Enterprise hopes businesses and investors will show interest in establishing a hemp sector.
However Mr Day says it doesn't do anything to help local people:
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