East Sepik governor Allan Bird used a Port Moresby start-up convention to argue that Papua New Guinea should legalise industrial hemp, saying the global market was growing and that he was discussing legislation with government departments. He also said marijuana was becoming legal in most countries and was the fastest-growing business. No law changed at the time and cannabis remained illegal.[1][2]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Papua New Guinea here.
References
- Post-Courier — Bird says hemp could be an alternative export crop (13 December 2019)Headline, standfirst and Start-up PNG Convention tag; body paywalled
- Lekmak — Marijuana Vs Hemp Debate: A Billion Kina Question or a Pandora's Box? (16 June 2025)2019 Port Moresby convention; Bird quotation; US$26 billion projection; discussions with departments
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