Letter from Brooklyn : Barbados Attorney General Not Clear On Cannabis
One Caribbean Nation. By Michael Headley In this Orwellian age, when right is wrong and vice versa, the Attorney General, Dale Marshall fell victim to Doublespeak as he tried unsuccessfully, to explain The Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Amendment) Bill 2020 (Nation News March 07). His lame explanation blew up in smoke as he stated, in one breath that smoking cannabis (pot/,marijuana) was a crime, however persons, caught, in possession of 14 grams or less, will be treated differently, by the police . They would be fined and not confined. The treasury must be smiling but how many 14 grams or less is one person allowed before they will be confined? Mr. Attorney General, is smoking cannabis a crime or can users sidestep it by paying a fine? Be specific. Mr Attorney General, as recent as March 16, the Moderator, on Getting down to brass tacks, stated that because users there, are about thirty-three percent, that that was probable grounds for legalization. And on the M