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It’s finally begun. The federal Cannabis Act stipulates that the workings of the legislation be reviewed three years after coming into effect. That triggering date was the fall of 2021. The inquiry is one year late. Nevertheless, it promises to be a ...

Dear Sir, The Attorney-General spoke recently about self-government. I was under the impression Bermuda is Britain's oldest self-governing colony. It has only been in recent years that the passing of the Cannabis Bill was denied by the Governor and ...

A 49-year-old man found with more than 11 grams of cannabis in his car after being stopped by police has been fined $1,600. Seitu Ford, of Sandys, pleaded guilty to possessing drugs and drug equipment when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court today. Pr...

Three people have been arrested after a joint police and customs operation seized cannabis worth $5m. A police spokesman said that under “Operation Minotaur” warrants were executed at a number of locations in Pembroke and St George’s on October 24 af...

A Pembroke man has pleaded not guilty to possessing more than $60,000 worth of drugs. Maxwell Smith, 50, denied possessing cocaine, a substance containing THC and cannabis resin, as well as possessing and cultivating cannabis when he appeared in Mag...

The Government knew the United Kingdom would reject its controversial plans to legalise the use and production of cannabis, Curtis Dickinson has revealed. Rena Lalgie, the Governor, was “instructed” by the British foreign secretary to refuse to give ...

Bermuda’s political stand-off on whether to legalise the use and production of cannabis has drawn international attention. The Washington Post, one of America’s most respected newspapers, has featured a piece on how the island is dealing with the UK’...

A United States move to pardon many people convicted of cannabis possession is not expected to affect Bermudians on the “stop list”. President Joe Biden announced last week that he would pardon thousands of people with federal offences for simple can...

Joe Biden announced last week that he had issued a general pardon for all those convicted of the federal crime of simple cannabis possession. This applies to about 6,500 people and possibly numerous others convicted of the same crime in the District ...

The constitutional implications of Britain’s refusal to let Bermuda legalise the use and production of cannabis are set to be assessed by Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The move comes as the island was left on the brink of a ...

London may be willing to cut a deal with Bermuda over controversial moves to legalise cannabis after the UK rejected the Government’s flagship legislation, a leading legal expert has said. With the threat of a constitutional crisis over the issue loo...

Bermuda is on the brink of a constitutional crisis after Britain blocked the Government’s flagship legislation to legalise the use and sale of cannabis