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Fijian Government backs medical cannabis investment

There is no issue regarding potential government investment, as it continues to promote cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, for medical purposes as a commodity.

Fijian Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica, said there were several investors he had secured, but at the moment, there were medicinal cannabis opportunities to pursue.

"There's interest from Australia and Canada as well for medicinal cannabis, so no issue around potential investment," he said. "A New Zealand company is one of the initial companies that came on board."

He was asked about the New Zealand firm Aether Pacific Pharmaceuticals (APP), which is reported to have gone into liquidation, owing several million dollars this year. The Government even signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the NZ company.

Read more at Fiji Sun