THE CNMI Cannabis Commission will issue a Marijuana Producer Class 1 license and a Marijuana Retailer license to Lumar, LLC dba CanaMariana’s at 10 a.m. Friday, July 2, in the governor’s conference room.
With the issuance of a retail license, local residents 21 and older can purchase marijuana legally over-the-counter.
The Producer Class 1 license is the smallest of the commercial production licenses that the CNMI Cannabis Commission offers.
It permits the licensee a grow area of less than 750 square feet of canopy space for the legal planting, cultivation, growth, harvesting, drying and sale of cannabis to licensed wholesalers, processors, retailers, lounges, laboratories, and/or research certificate holders in the CNMI.
CanaMariana’s is a veteran-owned recreational cannabis dispensary and small-scale cannabis cultivation operation located at the corner of Chalan Monsignor Guerrero and Middle Road.
With its “Feel En-heightened” slogan, the focus of CanaMariana’s is on developing its craft without sacrificing quality, in the hopes that it will consistently provide customers with premium service and quality products.
The CNMI Cannabis Commission conducted a site inspection of CanaMariana’s on Tuesday, June 22, 2021.
CanaMariana’s uses a tent system to grow its product.
“That just helps us to be able to accommodate for space… We’re not looking to have a humongous yield, [the amount of cannabis a grower gets from the harvest], that’s coming out of here, but at least provides us an opportunity to be able to grow something that we can deliver to the retail side, to be able to sell along with all the products that we’re going to be sourcing from various local growers throughout Saipan,” said CanaMariana’s owner Louis Rodgers.
He estimates that about two and a half pounds will be produced from each harvest.
“We’re going to be growing hydroponically… Everything in [the grow room] is pretty much going to be environmentally controlled,” he added.
Stainless steel tables will be used in an effort to keep everything clean and sanitized.
“You want a good product that is going to be at least properly produced and cared for, so cleanliness is going to be essential for my operation here,” Rodgers added.
For more information on CanaMariana’s, visit https://www.canamarianas.com/home, call 234-8277, or email owner Louis Rodgers at louis@canamarianas.com
The CNMI Cannabis Commission was created by CNMI Public Law 20-66 and is headed by chair Nadine C. Deleon Guerrero. Its other members are vice chair Matthew O. Deleon Guerrero, secretary Journie M. Hofschneider, treasurer Valentino N. Taisacan and Thomas L. Songsong. The commission’s managing director is Monique B. Sablan.
For more information or questions about the cannabis licensing application or homegrown marijuana registry application, email the CNMI Cannabis Commission at info@cnmicannabis.org (Saipan), cannabistinian@gmail.com (Tinian), or thomas.cnmicannabiscomm@gmail.com (Rota).
A list of fees can be found on the CNMI Cannabis Commission’s official website at www.cnmicannabis.org
The CNMI Cannabis Commission conducted an on-site inspection of CanaMariana’s on June 22, 2021.
