Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Opposition submits Amendment Bill to remove jail time for small amounts of marijuana; Plan…

MMP News AuthorDecember 10, 2020

Opposition Members of Parliament Jermaine Figueria and Sherod Duncan have submitted a Bill to the National Assembly seeking to amend several parts of the Narcotics Act in an effort to remove jail time for possession of small amounts of marijuana. Under the proposed changes, the Opposition MPs want trafficking of ... Read More

Three men arrested for having large amounts of cannabis in their possession

MMP News AuthorDecember 4, 2020

Three men arrested for having large amounts of cannabis in their possession Dec 05, 2020 News Kaieteur News – On Thursday, ranks of the Guyana Police Force arrested three men after they were found with over a total of 300 grams of cannabis in their possession. According to police reports, ... Read More

EXCO APPROVES POLICY FOR DECRIMINALISING SMALL AMOUNTS OF MARIJUANA

MMP News AuthorDecember 1, 2020

The Anguilla Progressive Movement Government is now pursuing a campaign promise, regarding the limited use of marijuana, to provide some easement for persons from the rigours of the criminal justice system. The island’s Minister of Social Development and Education, Ms. Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers, has disclosed that the Government is exploring the ... Read More

State panel calls for not prosecuting possession of small amounts of marijuana

MMP News AuthorNovember 18, 2020

By Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor Raleigh, N.C. — A panel appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper called Wednesday for decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, saying arrests for such crimes disproportionately affect Black residents. The North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice, which is chaired ... Read More

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MMP News AuthorOctober 27, 2020

Minister Rayburn Blackmoore speaking during debate on the Bill in Parliament The Parliament of Dominica has approved a Bill for an Act to decriminalize the possession of 28 grams (one ounce) or less of cannabis (Marijuana). The Amendment of the Drugs Prevention of Misuse Act was passed in Parliament on ... Read More