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Marijuana Registry Opens To Practitioners and Sacramental Organizations

The V.I. Office of Cannabis Regulations has officially unveiled an online portal aimed at facilitating the licensing and registration process for various entities within the marijuana industry. This step forward is in accordance with the regulatory guidelines set forth by the program, ensuring efficient handling of applications and compliance with statutory requirements. The registry, accessible through the OCR website, is currently open only for practitioners and sacramental organizations, with specific submission requirements outlined for each category. A phased rollout of registration access for other categories of users is planned. According to OCR, patients and sacramental users of marijuana will be allowed to register in April, with marijuana business agents to follow in June or July of this year.  The OCR says this timeline aligns with the requirement to initiate programming on cannabis within one year of the territory’s Cannabis Use Act, which was signed into law on January...