Dominican Elvis ‘Papi’ Edwards, Director of US based Cannabis & Hemp industry participant, CBDxr, is cleared to export seeds outside of the US.
CBDxr and its parent Company American Hemp Ventures (AMHV) are now ahead of their competitors, in a bid to become the preeminent seed-to-sale company for the entire Caribbean and the Western Hemisphere. In December 2018, Edward’s company AMHV and CBDxr made history, being the first Caribbean controlled company to launch on the over-the-counter (OTC) market where their shares can be publicly traded. Dominica and other Caribbean islands have held some public discussions on decriminalizing / legalizing Cannabis in some form, and harnessing the potential economic benefits of the hemp or marijuana industries. In 2015 Jamaica passed laws that decriminalized small amounts of marijuana for personal use and St. Lucian Prime Minister Allan Chastanet announced last week that his country will be decriminalizing Cannabis. Edwards says he intends to give the first batch of completely 100% organic non-GMO seeds to Dominican farmers free of charge. He argues that the industry can employ as many as 20,000 farmers that can be drawn from local, diaspora and immigrant populations in Dominica. He suggests such an industry could cause a wave of economic migration into Dominica to benefit from the commercial activity. Edwards says he has met with key stakeholders to propose the benefits of the hemp and cannabis industry to Dominica, and that he also suggested that the Ross University facilities could be converted to a school for medical Marijuana, farming and Cannabis research. Edwards visited Dominica after the passage of hurricane Maria last year. He urged Dominica to “strike while the iron is hot” and “make necessary early moves, to avoid having to play catch-up later.” Edwards is originally from the Wesley/Calibishie area. He is a pioneer in providing cannabidiol based skin products in Colorado. He is also the inventor of the “vaporware hoodies”.
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