(i) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The CARICOM Regional Commission on Marijuana (the Commission) records its deep appreciation to the Governments and peoples of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in particular, the several countries that permitted the Commission to enter sovereign spaces to conduct respectful dialogue and to gather information vital to its work on the behalf of CARICOM. Notably, submissions and information came not only from the National Consultations, focus groups and other meetings, but also via electronic media (website and email), from individuals, NGO’s, National Commissions and organisations, importantly, including those from countries that the Commission did not visit. The Commission is therefore satisfied that it harnessed the regional public’s view in a wide and diverse way as contemplated by its mandate. The Commission remains indebted to all. A list of individuals, organisations that made written submissions to the Commission is included in Appendix D. The Members of the Commission acknowledge the support of the CARICOM Secretariat and the University of the West-Indies, (The UWI) St. Augustine, especially its Bursary, in performing the administrative and logistical functions in what was a complex process and without which the Commission could not function. The Commission also records its appreciation of the Open Society Foundation for the generous funding, which enabled the Commission to operationalise its work and fulfil its mandate to undertake regional consultations. The Commission acknowledges too, the input received from researchers commissioned: Mr. Samuel Gabriel, BSc, Msc (Economics), Economist/ Researcher, HEU, Centre for Health Economics, The UWI, St. Augustine; and Mr. Duane Gutzmer, Research Assistant (Social Data), CEO, Institute of Law & Economics, MBA - Finance (University of Wales); BSc. (University of Technology, Jamaica).
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