Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie has said that as a result of the hold-up of the Cannabis Bill, passed since June 2020 in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) for the territory to establish a medicinal marijuana sector, the territory has already lost some potential investors. From the Governor point of view, that was exactly the goal: not to let BVI succeed too much, just to keep them above the water, so they will always remain dependents.