By PETER SICHALIDELAYS in actualising the legal cultivation of Marijuana, a high yield income generating crop are denying the country vital income that could effectively contribute to economic development, says former Finance Minister Katele Kalumba.Dr Kalumba said it was unfortunate that it was almost a year since Government approved the legalisation of marijuana for medicinal and export purposes but nothing seems to have been done in terms of policy formulation.“Time has gone by too much and the minister of Agriculture and his counterpart at Commerce should explain, where we currently stand because the Treasury needs the money,” Dr Kalumba said.He said it was time for Government to take the actualisation on the legalisation of marijuana for export and medicinal purposes seriously.Dr Kalumba said marijuana was an important export product like copper that could bring foreign exchange and contribute to economic growth.“There has not been any movement on this issues, for practical purposes it was important […]
‘MARIJUANA DELAY COSTLY’
