Vanuatu’s national broadcaster reported parliamentary support for changes aimed at overcoming the bank-account and international-transfer barriers facing licensed cannabis and hemp businesses.[1] The published bill proposed financial-intelligence checks on applicants’ money and key people, a coordinator’s office and a system of penalty notices.[2] Agriculture Minister Ian Wilson said licences issued in 2023 had been held up by banking problems; opposition MPs supported the changes while stressing security.[1]
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References
- Parliament backs industrial hemp and medical cannabis billEssen Jack · In Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation · 2025 · 29 October 2025 report of parliamentary support; Agriculture Minister Ian Wilson, Deputy Opposition Leader Gacia Sedrak and banking barriersarchived
- Bill for the Industrial Hemp and Medical Cannabis (Amendment) Act 20252025 · Explanatory note; proposed coordinator, financial-intelligence checks, penalty notices and gazette commencement clause; bill text, not final enacted instrumentarchived
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