Great Research Will Be The Cornerstone For Global Cannabis Acceptance

If you are at all interested in cannabis as a growing industry you are already aware that while the US Federal Government labels marijuana a schedule 1 drug with no medicinal benefits, they also hold a patent titled “Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants” which was awarded in 2003. And while possession of the flower remains a serious criminal offence, President Obama and the US Attorney General have decided to allow individual States to determine their own set of rules within their borders.

While the US approach has certainly resulted in a complex regulatory and legal mess, they are not the only country struggling to determine how to accept cannabis as a legal industry.  Uruguay legalized marijuana for adult use, but the new president is not in agreement with it, and its future remains uncertain. In Canada the Supreme Court has ruled that medical marijuana must be made available to patients while the Canadian federal government continues to be opposed to it. Recently the city of Vancouver has decided to throw its weight into these muddy waters by regulating marijuana dispensaries and having a public standoff in the media against the Health Minister.

All this legal uncertainty means that even though some countries have taken an early lead in forming a cannabis industry, there is much opportunity yet for true leaders to emerge in a global future.

For industry to thrive, government needs to support the initiatives. America became a Super Power during World War I because the Western allies, and especially Britain, outfitted their forces by placing larger and larger war orders with the United States.¹ And the US government encouraged the converting of civilian factories and farms to military production.  Japan has lead the world in technology precisely due to an opposite strategy which upon the signing of the security treaty at the end of World War II prevented Japan from investing in military products.  Japan threw the weight of its government behind civilian technological advancements.

The time is now, for a cannabis revolution, when we will see governments also rising to the occasion.  Israel is making bold strides in plant and medical research concerning various strains of cannabis. Australia has begun to explore the field, and Jamaican is actively looking into how to brand Jamaican Ganja as an export product, with both the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), and the University of the West Indies ( UWI ) exploring cannabis research projects.

GGS Structures Inc. has been working with cannabis growers to merge large scale agricultural technologies and efficiencies with plant specific grower knowhow. Our sister company JGS Limited is a world leader in plant science research facilities design and construction.

The JGS team has been building research greenhouses for governments, universities, and biotech companies around the world for more than 30 years. For cannabis science to evolve as a globally accepted industry, governments need to support the universities and ensure that their research facilities are built with superior technological advancements.

This year the US Federal government has increased its production of research marijuana by over 3,000% because of increased demand.

It is well known that where there is government support industry thrives, and where industry thrives, so does employment, and with a strong domestic industry and growing expertise, a wealth of export market potential opens up.

You can learn more about JGS Cannabis Research Facilities design or contact the GGS Cannabis Facilities Team