(a) There is created within the Treasury of the Virgin Islands a special fund to be known as the “Cannabis Fund”. All funds collected by the OCR must be deposited into the Cannabis Fund. The Legislature shall appropriate funds from the Cannabis Fund for the following purposes:(1) To ensure the continuing and effective operation of the OCR;(2) Establish Cannabis Testing Facilities on each of the three major islands: St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John;(3) To create and fund programs to provide job training, entrepreneurship training, business incubation and micro-lending opportunities to residents who have resided in the Virgin Islands for not less than two years at the time of enactment of this chapter; and to residents who have been adversely impacted by the criminal justice system for activities that this chapter now considers legal;(4) To establish sponsored research on the potential medical efficacy of Cannabis and the potential negative consequences associated with Cannabis use;(5) To establish programs designed to educate and prevent substance abuse and support individuals afflicted with substance abuse issues; and(6) To fund a training program in the cultivation, manufacturing, retail, research and development, and education related to the Cannabis industry.
(1) To ensure the continuing and effective operation of the OCR;
(2) Establish Cannabis Testing Facilities on each of the three major islands: St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John;
(3) To create and fund programs to provide job training, entrepreneurship training, business incubation and micro-lending opportunities to residents who have resided in the Virgin Islands for not less than two years at the time of enactment of this chapter; and to residents who have been adversely impacted by the criminal justice system for activities that this chapter now considers legal;
(4) To establish sponsored research on the potential medical efficacy of Cannabis and the potential negative consequences associated with Cannabis use;
(5) To establish programs designed to educate and prevent substance abuse and support individuals afflicted with substance abuse issues; and
(6) To fund a training program in the cultivation, manufacturing, retail, research and development, and education related to the Cannabis industry.