It would also see a register of the strains that would be permitted, the various tiers of cultivation and the conditions licensees must adhere to, as well as the issuing of licenses and identification cards for all Bermudans taking part in the scheme.
[4] On 11 December 2020 the cannabis licensing act was officially tabled in the house of assembly, Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and the Minister of Legal Affairs stated, “The presented Bill is the culmination of a comprehensive social justice reform project to liberalise our cannabis laws in line with global contemporary thought, scientific evidence and overwhelming public support.” Adding : “The Government is aware that this Bill placed before the House proposes to permit lawful uses of cannabis for personal adult-use, and by doing so it prescribes uses beyond ’medical and scientific use’ as sanctioned by the United Nations oversight bodies.
“We can be assured that the Bermuda Government is following in the wake of Canada and other jurisdictions who, by enacting domestic laws permitting personal adult-use of cannabis, are in ’respectful non-compliance’ with the international narcotics conventions without sanction.
Premier David Burt, who previously declared that if the bill failed to receive royal assent it would destroy Bermudas relationship with London, stated that the government awaited the next move by British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.
[14][15] In September 2022, Liz Truss the recently sworn in prime minister of the UK officially and formally blocked the Bermuda cannabis legislation.