Pubdate: Thu, 23 Jan 2014
Source: Virgin Islands Daily News, The (VI)
Copyright: 2014 Virgin Islands Daily News
Contact:  http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3486
Author: Dennis Alphonse

MEDICAL MARIJUANA WOULD BE CASH CROP FOR VIRGIN ISLANDS

It would be wise for our senators to create new laws allowing Virgin 
Islands farmers to grow medical marijuana for purposes of shipping 
the end product to the United States mainland.

I'm not a user nor am I suggesting that we should legalize marijuana. 
What I am advocating is that farmers with licenses be permitted to 
grow cannabis.

This proposal would be a great tax source and would especially be 
uplifting for St. Croix farmers, considering their amount of farmable land.

The V.I. government needs to act now on this revenue opportunity 
before governments elsewhere beat us to the punch.

Dennis Alphonse, St. Thomas
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