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 Saint Vincent, a Caribbean nation with a population of just over
110,000 people, has for years developed its local cannabis industry.
In 2018, Saint Vincent created a state agency to oversee licensing
and ensure its medical cannabis is available to local patients.
The shipment left on Jan. 18 and is expected to arrive in Germany on
Jan. 19, said the official, who asked not to be named because he is
not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
The cargo was sold by Caribbean Cannabis Company, which already
markets several products locally, according to the source.
Caribbean Cannabis Company did not respond to a request for comment.
St Vincent Agriculture Minister Saboto Caesar said on Jan. 7 that
Germany's Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices had
approved a license for the shipment.
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 "St. Vincent and the Grenadines
is ready for global business in the Medicinal
Wellness Industry space," Caesar said, adding
the government hopes to develop other wellness
products including traditional medicines and the
emerging field of psychedelic medicine.
He said it was the first medical cannabis export
by a member of the Organization of Eastern
Caribbean States, made up of 11 nations and
overseas territories on the eastern edge of the
Caribbean Sea.
(Reporting by Robertson S Henry in Kingstown;
writing by Brian Ellsworth in Caracas; Editing
by Leslie Adler)
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