Minister Shaw also pointed to an observation by Dr Julius Garvey — son of Jamaica's first National Hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who also spoke at the conference — that there is now more than ample evidence that medicinal cannabis offers a clear and credible alternative to the approximately 50,000 people dying each year in the United States from opioid overdose.
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