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Beyond coffee and sugar Export-led economic growth through emerging industries SEATTLE, United States — This photo taken February 13, 2013 shows different strains of marijuana displayed during the grand opening of the Seattle location of the Northwest Cannabis Market, for sales of medical marijuana products. It took nearly 15 years after voters approved it for medical marijuana to become available in the District of Columbia. A lightly edited version of Dr Henry Lowe’s address to the 50th anniversary Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA) on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. It should be noted that the JEA is almost as old as independent Jamaica and undoubtedly has much to be proud of. I wish at this time to remind members of staff and the new board that each time you celebrate a new year of existence, you must always recall not only your purpose and goals but also the fact that export advancement is one of the key indicators of growth. A country’s exports can t

Ja can earn US$300m from nutraceuticals, medical cannabis Lowe wants country to stop talking and seize opportunity LOWE... if we are are taking too long, we will be overtaken and made redundant  Renowned scientist Dr Henry Lowe has pointed to the huge foreign exchange potential of nutraceuticals and medical cannabis and says that Jamaica needs to move quickly to capture its share of what is a rapidly growing global market. “With limited effort, there is an estimated potential earning of over US$300 million from these two products in the next three years if the products are properly marketed,” Lowe, who has developed a number of nutraceutical products using Jamaican plants, told the 50th anniversary annual general meeting of the Jamaica Exporters’ Association last week“If we in Jamaica are to compete internationally, the regulations, such as the licensing process and standards for commercial ventures must be transparent, fair, open, and accessible to the public. However, if we