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Public consultations will determine if cannabis classification should be changed

This story was posted 7 months ago
22 September 2020
in Agriculture/Fisheries, Law
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by Linda Straker

  • Grenada’s 1992 Drug Abuse Prevention Act makes new provisions
  • 22% of those surveyed believe that cannabis should remain illegal
  • 2018 survey recommended cannabis not be used by anyone under 24

Grenada will make a determination about the changes to national laws and international treaties about cannabis decriminalisation or legislation following public consultation with a wide cross-section of relevant stakeholders, including the religious community.

“We are going to proceed in a way that takes everybody along with us,” said Peter David who currently serves as Foreign Affairs minister. He is designated to start serving as Minister for Agriculture as of 5 October 2020.

Explaining that the government must consult with the people, David who is a lawyer by profession, is scheduled to head a 3-member committee of Cabinet members established in accordance with the 2018 Regional Marijuana Commission Report.

“So, the government has already established a committee. They are looking at the models in the region, the models outside of the region where the issue of cannabis has been dealt with,” said David, who will head the committee in his capacity as Agriculture Minister.

Pointing out that both regional and international jurisdiction have adopted different formats and procedures for proceeding with either the decriminalisation or legislation of cannabis, he said that persons must be aware that the 2018 survey findings revealed that 30% of Grenadians are for full legislation, while 31% of those surveyed are supporting partial decriminalisation.

Conducted by Peter Wickham for inclusion into the regional Marijuana Report, it shows that 22% of those surveyed believe that cannabis should remain illegal, while 17% were unsure or could not decide whether they want to see it legal or decriminalised.

“We also have to be careful, because remember the commission also said that it is not recommending that cannabis be used by anyone under the age of 24,” he said.

The issue of cannabis decriminalisation and or legislation, has become a trendy subject within the region in the times, but it has become a heated debatable subject in Grenada, after the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) called on government to adopt the recommendations in the report.

“After must consideration and analytical review and discussion with many people throughout our society, as well as listening to the voices of our people through social, electronic, print media whatever, the National Democratic Congress has concluded that the time has come for Grenada to adopt the relevant recommendations of the Caricom Regional Commission on Marijuana as outlined in their 2018 document,” Political Leader, Franka Bernardine, said last Friday.

Grenada’s 1992 Drug Abuse Prevention Act makes new provisions with respect to the control of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and other substances known to be used in the manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; to create new offences with respect to drug trafficking, and for purposes connected therewith.

Under Grenada’s law, cannabis is listed as a controlled narcotic drug and it shall not be lawful for a person to cultivate or be in possession of the drug which is also called marijuana.

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Comments 6

  1. DAVID C KISSINGER says:
    7 months ago

    Man made alcohol
    God made cannabis
    In God we trust

    Reply
  2. Syisha williams says:
    7 months ago

    It’s about time….

    Reply
    • John Thomas says:
      7 months ago

      It is about to do what? Get high on weed? Then do what? What is the constructive value of getting high on weed?

      Reply
      • DAVID C KISSINGER says:
        7 months ago

        Wisdom and inspiration

        Reply
      • Jeremy Huggins says:
        7 months ago

        Go educate yourself bro!

        Reply
      • Keepingitreal says:
        7 months ago

        Alcohol creates more violence which society has accepted and embraced from hundreds of years.
        It’s a macho, control freak, hypocritical situation and these well placed politicians, Christians, police, stereotypes etc are scared of learning of the calmness that marijuana instills in the users.
        Don’t get me wrong here, any type of smoking is injurious to ones health, cigarettes are so much worse, just like alcohol is to liver, kidneys, brains and the big one is extremely very dangerous tempers that causes grevious and many times fatal consequences to innocent people. Marijuana doesn’t do that, there is so much less impact to the community.
        I am not a user of marijuana, however the legalization of it is long overdue. Stop the stigmatized attitude towards it and that will free up the judicial system to deal with other serious problems like drunken sicko men who want to beat up their wives, partners, children and driving drunk out of their minds, plus less court rooms being tied up over trivial matters of an individual caught with two joints. The absurdity of it all.
        The current SOCIAL SYSTEM is very afraid of change for the better.

        Reply

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