Cabinet approves decision to amend law on custodial sentencing for small amounts of marijuana – AG Nandlall
Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Mohabir Anil Nandlall.
Kaieteur News – During a recent interview, Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister, Anil Nandlall announced that Cabinet has approved the decision to amend Guyana’s law to remove custodial sentencing for small quantities of cannabis.
The AG noted too, that deliberations are still ongoing on the quantity that would not attract a jail sentence. The previous A Partnership For National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition Opposition just weeks ago submitted a Bill to the National Assembly to amend sections of the Narcotics Act to have jail time removed for possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Nandlall deemed the move by the Coalition a desperate attempt to gain “cheap political points.”
“This is nothing but a political gimmick. I say so because what they are doing there is simply reacting to the fact that we have made it public,” Minister Nandlall posited.
Back in 2016, AFC Member of Parliament, Michael Carrington first laid the Bill to amend the Narcotics Act. According to Nandlall, the then Coalition government made no move to have it debated or pushed on the agenda.
“The President at the time, Mr. Granger, I believe, rejected it. So now that they…
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Cabinet approves decision to amend law on custodial sentencing for small amounts of marijuana – AG Nandlall
Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Mohabir Anil Nandlall.
Kaieteur News – During a recent interview, Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister, Anil Nandlall announced that Cabinet has approved the decision to amend Guyana’s law to remove custodial sentencing for small quantities of cannabis.
The AG noted too, that deliberations are still ongoing on the quantity that would not attract a jail sentence. The previous A Partnership For National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition Opposition just weeks ago submitted a Bill to the National Assembly to amend sections of the Narcotics Act to have jail time removed for possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Nandlall deemed the move by the Coalition a desperate attempt to gain “cheap political points.”
“This is nothing but a political gimmick. I say so because what they are doing there is simply reacting to the fact that we have made it public,” Minister Nandlall posited.
Back in 2016, AFC Member of Parliament, Michael Carrington first laid the Bill to amend the Narcotics Act. According to Nandlall, the then Coalition government made no move to have it debated or pushed on the agenda.
“The President at the time, Mr. Granger, I believe, rejected it. So now that they…
