Referendum Promised on Full Decriminalization of Cannabis

On March 05, 2021 the lower house of parliament debated an amendment to the drug abuse prevention act that would remove the possession of 14 grammes of cannabis from the list of offences for which one can be charged, instead a ticketing system would be used.
The government is moving as promised in the direction of liberalising Barbados cannabis laws, following decriminalisation for medicinal and sacramental purposes last year. Government emphasized during the debate full decriminalisation will have to be subject to a referendum as stated in its manifesto.
Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Amendment Bill 2020 – Debate 2
“This is how so many have become wealthy, during prohibition etc, when everyone else pays tax, others earn and pay nothing.”
how bout when everyone else pays taxes and IT’S STOLEN…hint, hint the 1 BILLION dollars in VAT..
Miller..by the time they’re done arguing among themselves about how to ROB THE POPULATION of the marijuana, the world and even the people they’re planning to rob would have MOVED ON to something better……ah won’t even tell them a thing….they deserve no less…they will be the only ones WHO DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS…they are too greedy, covetous and badminded.
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Source: Nation
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Miller….i just saw a CDC database of deaths for pfizer, moderna and whomever. I never hear marijuana kill nobody yet.
“⚡️UPDATE: France suspends the AstraZeneca vaccine, president Emmanuel Macron has announced. The country joins the likes of Italy and Germany to suspend AZ jabs, following a wave of other nations around Europe.
Italy has also seized almost 400,000 shots of the vaccine after the death of a man on Saturday.’
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Human rights violations against Black/African people in Barbados must take center stage…no black government must ever get away with violating Black rights going forward without WRATH BEING BROUGHT DOWN ON THEIR EVIL HEADS…..11 plus frauds with useless degrees and pedigree (dog food) should have NO SAY in Black lives after what they did…for 54 years…
https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/03/19/rastafari-want-reparation-and-a-slice-of-the-medical-marijuana-pie/
The Rastafari community says it is prepared to turn up the heat on Government over several issues it claims are in violation of human rights.
At the same time, the Rastafari Progressive Movement (RPM) is making a case for reparation for Rastafari from Government and at least a quarter of the profits from the local medicinal cannabis industry.
This comes as the group expressed growing concern about a recent land lease in St John to a section of the minority group, proposed changes to the Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Act and what it feared could be forced vaccination in the not-too-distant future.
Speaking at a media conference on Thursday at the Bongo Lights Culture Place in The City, Public Relations Officer of the RPM Paul Ras Simba Rock said the move by Government to amend the drug abuse law so that individuals would be fined $200 to be paid in 30 days instead of being dragged before the court was simply hypocritical, still oppressive and unjust.
Rock, who is the President of the African Heritage Foundation, was supported by representatives of several other Rastafari groups that are members of RPM.
Stating that Rastas were not prepared to pay the fine, he said “we will fight it in court to the highest level”.
It was on that note that Rock called for Rastafari reparations, saying that they have been oppressed for years as a result of laws, which he said were in need of urgent change.”
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Source: Nation
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