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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
Other

Parties clash over the PLP’s drug proposals

The Opposition is urging Government to speed up cannabis reform so that Bermudians convicted of possessing small amounts of the drug can finally avoid the “devastating consequences” of their habit. And cannabis could be decriminalised later this summ...
Jan 22, 2014
Opinion Writer

Politics and marijuana

The current move to decriminalise the use of certain amounts of marijuana is perhaps music to the ears of those who engage in using this substance for whatever reason, but beneath the surface there appears to be hidden political motives based on what...
Jan 18, 2014
Court

Man denies throwing drugs into jail

The trial of a man accused of tossing drugs and alcohol into prison began yesterday in Magistrates’ Court. Jovon Virgil, 26, has denied charges of possessing heroin with intent to supply, simple possession of cannabis, cannabis resin and bladed artic...
Jan 15, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Legalise and let’s move on

January 12, 2014 Dear Sir, I read with interest the article about Colorado legalising marijuana, and thought at once that we should jump on the bandwagon and do the same in Bermuda. We have the example of Colorado to work with, and as we have already...
Jan 14, 2014
Court

Man fined $800 for cannabis possession

A Hamilton Parish man has received an $800 fine after he admitted possessing more than seven grams of cannabis. Leigh Swan, 29, of North Shore Road, was arrested at the Hamilton Workman’s Club on May 28 last year, when officers observed him hiding so...
Jan 09, 2014
Other

Bermuda must tread careful

Dear Sir, There appears to be plenty of evidence that the controlled use of cannabis to assist those persons having chemotherapy, does assist the patient. It is also recorded that it can be useful in some treatments of glaucoma. However, I came acros...
Jan 03, 2014
Other

Group to research cannabis reform

Michael Dunkley has called on a collaborative group to create a paper on cannabis policy reform in advance of the coming debate on decriminalisation. The National Security Minister has tasked the Cannabis Reform Collaborative (CRC) with creating a pa...
Dec 30, 2013
Other

Man fined $1,200 for marijuana possession

A Devonshire man has admitted two counts of marijuana possession. Cavon Raynor, 42, was fined a total of $1,200 in Magistrates’ Court this morning after pleading guilty to having 7.51g of cannabis and two ‘grinders’ for using the drug. Prosecutor Mar...
Dec 30, 2013
Court

US drug mule has sentence cut on appeal

A US drug mule caught with cannabis in LF Wade International Airport has been freed after his sentence was slashed on appeal. Rodney Small, 30, must wait for travel arrangements to be made — but the Supreme Court has deemed his time spent in custody ...
Dec 20, 2013
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