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CRC: ‘Strong amount of support’ for cannabis reform

A group set up to look at reforming the law on marijuana plans to recommend a phased approach to legalisation. The Cannabis Reform Collaborative (CRC) is likely to back the use of medical marijuana and decriminalisation of the drug, followed by a pha...
Mar 25, 2014
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Gov’t to receive cannabis reform report

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...
Mar 20, 2014
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Edness cautions against marijuana law change

Elder statesman Quinton Edness has warned against the legalisation or decriminalisation of marijuana. Mr Edness, a former Home Affairs Minister and twice Health Minister in UBP Governments, said he was “diametrically opposed” to a loosening off the l...
Mar 14, 2014
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Cabinet to look at marijuana reform

The legalisation of medical marijuana could be on the cards, National Security Minister Michael Dunkley said yesterday. And — in the clearest signal that the Island’s laws on the drug are set to be liberalised — Mr Dunkley added that a major report o...
Mar 14, 2014
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Cannabis reform event will ‘not be typical town-hall meeting’

A “public conversation” on cannabis reform will be held tonight by the Cannabis Reform Committee, with a four-person panel presenting on local and overseas perspectives. They will tackle such questions as whether Bermuda’s cannabis policies should be...
Feb 25, 2014
Court

Carriage driver jailed for six years for importing cannabis

A 65-year-old farmer and carriage driver who claimed he was driven to import cannabis out of financial desperation sobbed in court as he was jailed for six years for smuggling the drug in his farming supplies. Howard Charles, of Southcourt Avenue, Pa...
Feb 18, 2014
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A pro-cannabis reform group is encouraging residents to send in submissions about decriminalisation and legalisation and even if reform is needed. The Cannabis Reform Collaborative (CRC) wants public input and research into its final ‘advisory docume...
Feb 12, 2014
Court

Man faces charges of sexually exploiting young girl

A Paget man admitted conspiring to import drugs while a second man refused to answer charges of sexually exploiting a young girl when they appeared at a Supreme Court Arraignments session. Howard Charles, 64, pleaded guilty to a single count of consp...
Feb 04, 2014
Letters to the Editor

More thinking needed on marijuana

January 28, 2014 Dear Sir, Although I feel it’s hypocritical that a person caught with a little bit of ‘weed’ should be on the ‘Stop List’ when not only is the plant legal in Denver/Seattle, but the police simply do a ‘slap on the wrist’ penalty for ...
Jan 29, 2014
Letters to the Editor

It is time to reassess marijuana and our laws

January 23, 2014 Dear Sir, May I congratulate the Government for finally beginning to address the decriminalisation/legalisation of marijuana. The way marijuana is viewed is changing, as evidenced worldwide, as leaders are having to listen to and add...
Jan 25, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Break the law, face the consequences

January 22, 2014 Dear Sir, I believe words should be chosen carefully as we debate the pros and cons of the use and or misuse of cannabis (Royal Gazette, Wednesday 22 January 2014, page 2). The wrong word or words do nothing but muddy the waters — an...
Jan 23, 2014
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