Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says if you get into the space of legalising marijuana or Indian Hemp, the country could be blacklisted.

Sayed-Khaiyum was responding to a question posed by Nadi Chamber of Commerce President, Doctor Ram Raju during the National Budget consultation in Nadi on whether the government is planning to legalise marijuana.

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The Minister for Economy says there are no plans to do that.

The 2020/2021 National Budget will be announced on July 17th.