More than a dozen U.S. states have passed laws allowing some degree of medical use of marijuana, and 17 states have decriminalized it. In Cayman Islands, Premier Alden McLaughlin has instructed government lawyers to draft legislation allowing local doctors to prescribe cannabis oil, which is derived from the marijuana plant, for medical purposes. The premier
More than a dozen U.S. states have passed laws allowing some degree of medical use of marijuana, and 17 states have decriminalized it.
In Cayman Islands, Premier Alden McLaughlin has instructed government lawyers to draft legislation allowing local doctors to prescribe cannabis oil, which is derived from the marijuana plant, for medical purposes.
The premier cautioned that his proposal did not amount to acceptance or legalization of cannabis use for recreational purposes. He said the oils that can be gleaned from the cannabis plant have been used in medical trials to treat cancer patients.
He said he did not support the use of the cannabis plant itself for medical or other uses.
However, the premier said, “time was of the essence” in some cases now affecting Caymanian families on the islands.
