UTech, Jamaica and Ganja Labs USA break ground for Ganja Research

The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech., Ja)  in partnership with Ganja Labs, LLC, USA on Wednesday, November 10, 2015 officially broke ground at the site of the first state-of-the art Medical Marijuana Research Grow and Extraction facility located across from the historical silos on the North East of the University’s Papine campus. 

The milestone follows from UTech, Jamaica’s receipt of a licence on May 14, 2015 from Hon. Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining to cultivate marijuana for scientific and medical research.

The groundbreaking was preceded by a brief ceremony held at Mais House adjacent to the Papine campus and nestled in the historical setting of the former Hope estate and the Farm School on which the university is located.

Prof. Colin Gyles, Acting President, UTech, Jamaica in his welcome noted that the groundbreaking was a historic moment in the life of the institution, pointing out that...

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