Business View Caribbean | December 2019

34 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN DECEMBER 2019 them. So, we are in a network where we can access persons that we need to extend our client services to, and prepare them with a better product for trade, built to withstand the Jamaican name of quality and standards.” BVC: Is the Bureau involved with emerging agricultural industries such as cannabis? Heron: “Yes. The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) was established in 2015 with a specific role to establish and regulate Jamaica’s legal ganja and hemp industry. Jamaica has producers in the cannabis sector that are set up with the CLA, and that has far-reaching impact for agriculture. Therefore, there are standards and different labs for that – the Bureau being one, and the university lab, and we do collaborate. We are on the Cannabis Licensing Technical Committee and team, and a lot of work is being done. We are adopting some ASTM International standards for ourselves, and preparing the industry for trade. We seek authorization from STEEL • LUMBER • CEMENT 100% OF MATERIALS STORED UNDER COVER www.tankweld.com • info@tankweld.com KINGSTON 27 Seaward Drive, Kingston 11 876-618-TANK MONTEGO BAY Catherine Hall, Montego Bay 876-618-8290