Jamaica: JACANA Folds Medical Cannabis Into Caribbean Wellness Platform Launch

As of 25 June 2026, Jamaica-owned medical cannabis company JACANA has unveiled a four-part Caribbean Wellness Platform that puts cannabis alongside botanical personal care, nature-based retreats, and an apothecary retail line. The launch repositions the company’s St Ann operation as a travel destination, not only a cultivation business.

The announcement came from JACANA’s 100-acre USDA Organic certified farm at Orange Hall in Jamaica’s St Ann hills. The platform brings together four lines under one brand: botanical personal care drawn from 60-plus Caribbean plants (ginger, turmeric, aloe vera, black castor oil), therapeutic plant medicines including medical cannabis and functional mushrooms, nature-based wellness experiences (farm tours, retreats, hands-on workshops), and apothecary retail spaces the company describes as built for “discovery, community and education.”

JACANA’s botanical line is already stocked by more than 110 hospitality and wellness brands. The company named Sandals, Marriott International, Virgin, Rosewood, Auberge, Salamander, Lanserhof, and Hard Rock Hotel among its partners. The St Ann farm has won three consecutive TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards.

Executive chairwoman Alexandra Chong said the platform is built to “help make the Caribbean a globally recognised destination for wellness.” CEO Alerie Hull-Duhaney described JACANA as “proudly born in Jamaica” and aimed at establishing the region as a “global destination for natural healing.”

Cannabis sits at the center of the medicines pillar. JACANA shipped its first medical cannabis export to the Cayman Islands in January 2026 through Caribbean Medical Distributors Ltd, and operates under the Cannabis Licensing Authority framework established by the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2015.

What This Means for Travelers

For tourists, JACANA is now packaging its farm and product range as a stop on a Jamaica trip rather than a back-end supplier. Farm tours, workshops, and on-site apothecaries put medical cannabis next to spa-grade botanical products in a setting designed for guests. Resort visitors at the 110-plus partner hotels will increasingly see JACANA products in rooms and on spa menus, with the St Ann farm as the origin story.

Medical cannabis itself remains restricted to authorized users under CLA oversight. Tourists can still obtain a temporary medical authorization at a licensed Jamaican herb house for about US$10, and the 2-ounce decriminalization threshold under the 2015 law continues to apply. The platform launch does not change the legal framework. It widens how Jamaica sells the experience around it.

What to Watch

JACANA has not given a date for apothecary retail expansion outside the St Ann farm. The company’s distribution into the Cayman Islands suggests other Caribbean export targets are likely on the roadmap, and any growth of the experience pillar to other Jamaican parishes will depend on planning approvals and CLA sign-off. Expect the next signal at the company’s next public update or at a regulator filing in Kingston or George Town.