Jamaica Observer
THE Ricardo Keith-controlled Why the Hemp Not brand will increase its
line of hemp products while awaiting regulatory approval to restart
selling hemp coffee.
Concurrently Green Hills Distributors, its affiliated distribution arm,
recently added over two dozen products to its expanding network that
covers Kingston and Mandeville.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business/Hemp-coffee-perculating_18582594
Jamaica Observer
THE locally based Green Hills line of hemp products needs to import hundreds of pounds of hemp to fill its growing customer demand.
Green Hills Distributors started selling hemp seeds, hemp protein, hemp coffee and hemp flour earlier this year.
The company quickly found that Jamaica couldn't meet
its price and supply requirements despite being known as a herb-
producing nation.
"Hemp supplies in Jamaica are inconsistent and small," principal Ricardo Keith told the Sunday Finance in an interview at the Sovereign Centre in Kingston.
He added that Canandian investors are planning to produce large acreages of the plant in the island. This should result in the company
using local supplies by 2016, he reasoned.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business/Local-hemp-line-finding-market-but-needs-to-import_17840928
