Vanuatu's parliament is this week debating the Industrial Hemp and Medical Cannabis Bill.
The Daily Post reports that even though the bill has yet to be discussed, preparatory work has already begun by a foreign company on the island of Tanna, backed by the island's Nikoletan Council of Chiefs.
Cannabis grows wild on the fertile volcanic island, as well as on the other 82 islands.
Birds feed on the seeds and the plant naturally grows via bird droppings.
Source:
RNZ Pacific