The National Assembly had passed the Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Control and Licensing Bill, which awaited the Governor General's signature, when the Council of Churches gathered the 20,000 signatures needed to force a referendum. Prime Minister John Briceño deferred the vote until further notice, citing its cost of 5 million dollars and banks' fears for their links with US banks. The bill was to be amended so that it could become law only after a referendum.[1]
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