Key points:
- Vanuatu's government wants to make industrial hemp and medicinal cannabis a key export commodity
- Policeman-turned-businessman Isso Kapum says it will bring wealth to ni-Vanuatu people
- Tafea Province Agricultural Officer (Tanna) Sam Naiu fears people will abuse, steal the drug
It paves the way for the country to enter the global cannabis market, with some hoping the plant can become a major cash-crop for local communities.
