SAIPAN — The cannabis industry in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has so far created 32 jobs and brought in up to $171,978 in monthly gross revenue, the CNMI Cannabis Commission told a CNMI House of Representatives panel.
The commission’s managing director, Monique Sablan, made a presentation during a meeting Tuesday with the House Cannabis Committee. With Sablan were commission Chairwoman Nadine Deleon Guerrero, Vice Chairman Matt Deleon Guerrero and Treasurer Valentino Taisakan.
Because the committee’s chair, Rep. Denita Yangetmai, was on medical leave, Rep. Celina Babauta facilitated the meeting that started at 10 a.m. in the House chamber. Also present were Reps. Joel Camacho, Leila Staffler, Corina Magofna and Vicente Camacho.
Sablan began the presentation by informing the committee what the cannabis industry has gone through since the enactment in September 2018 of Public Law 20-66, or the Taulamwar Sensible CNMI Cannabis Act of 2018, which legalizes medicinal and recreational marijuana in the commonwealth.
She said that on Aug. 4,…
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SAIPAN — The cannabis industry in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has so far created 32 jobs and brought in up to $171,978 in monthly gross revenue, the CNMI Cannabis Commission told a CNMI House of Representatives panel.
The commission’s managing director, Monique Sablan, made a presentation during a meeting Tuesday with the House Cannabis Committee. With Sablan were commission Chairwoman Nadine Deleon Guerrero, Vice Chairman Matt Deleon Guerrero and Treasurer Valentino Taisakan.
Because the committee’s chair, Rep. Denita Yangetmai, was on medical leave, Rep. Celina Babauta facilitated the meeting that started at 10 a.m. in the House chamber. Also present were Reps. Joel Camacho, Leila Staffler, Corina Magofna and Vicente Camacho.
Sablan began the presentation by informing the committee what the cannabis industry has gone through since the enactment in September 2018 of Public Law 20-66, or the Taulamwar Sensible CNMI Cannabis Act of 2018, which legalizes medicinal and recreational marijuana in the commonwealth.
She said that on Aug. 4,…