WILLEMSTAD - Minister Hensley Koeiman believes that work should be continued on the project to grow medicinal marijuana in Curaçao. The Minister of Social Development, Labor and Welfare said at a press conference on Friday.
Curaçao has had thousands of extra unemployed people since the start of the corona pandemic. The project to grow medicinal marijuana can help a thousand people find jobs. According to the minister, that is desperately needed. However, there is opposition within the coalition. Koeiman wants to work hard in the coming period to convince everyone of the necessity of the plan.
The plan comes from former Health Minister Suzanne Camelia-Romer. Her party PIN has not been in the government for several months. Within the current PAR and MAN coalition, there is resistance to the plan to grow medicinal marijuana. But according to Koeiman, this is because people have a wrong idea of the project. He wants to ensure that the plan can continue in the coming period.