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Mandatory drug tests for those in public office is a breach of privacy, according to Senator Diallo Rabain. During a heated discussion in the Senate of a report about adopting the policy, some Senators voiced strong concerns about the invasion of the...

On the streets of Hamilton there is overwhelming support to a policy which will require all MPs to be drug tested. The policy was put into motion in the House of Assembly on Friday by Independent MP Terry Lister and will require at least 15 randomly ...

Holders of public office are set to be subject to random drug tests with a “three strikes” policy for legislators who test positive for cannabis and suspension for those who test positive for hard drugs. The motion, moved by Independent MP Terry List...

A Bermudian patient was last year granted permission to legally bring cannabinoid oil to the Island for cancer treatment, according to former Health Minister Patricia Gordon- Pamplin. During a debate on the recently released Cannabis Reform Collabora...

Opposition Leader Marc Bean has come under fire after he told the House of Assembly he gave his three-year-old daughter “ganja tea” to treat her asthma. Speaking during a take-note motion on the Cannabis Reform Collaborative Report to potential chang...

Government has no plans to legalise marijuana, claiming that “it is wrong to yield to a more permissive attitude socially without due regard to the social, economic and health consequences”. But under planned reforms of cannabis laws, police could be...

A debate on reforming cannabis laws dominated proceedings in the House of Assembly. Premier Michael Dunkley launched an eight-hour discussion by stating: “The debate is one that joins Bermuda with many other countries who have wrestled with the issue...

Reform of Bermuda’s laws on cannabis will today be debated in the House of Assembly. Government Whip Cole Simons said: “I think it will be a long debate because it’s a topical issue and, as we look at other jurisdictions, they are certainly examining...

Government is being urged to make cannabis immediately available for medicinal use, decriminalise personal possession of the drug as a priority, and consider eventually legalising it completely, according to an independent advisory group. The finding...

A final report detailing local opinions on cannabis reform is to be handed in to Government by April 17, according to the Cannabis Reform Collaborative (CRC). The group has canvassed views through seven focus groups, targeting different age groups. B...