Are you happy with the move to decriminalise marijuana?

Attorney General Faris Al Rawi has laid two pieces of legislation in Parliament, that seek to decriminalise marijuana.

The Attorney General said that between 2017 and 2018, there were 84,666 cases before the courts under the Dangerous Drugs Act, and said that now was the right time to amend the Dangerous Drugs Act.

He said this decision was taken after significant research, wide stakeholder consultation and careful legislative scrutiny.

In a statement in the House of Representatives this afternoon, the Attorney General said there is need for the strict licensing and regulation of the research, cultivation, supply, and commercialization of marijuana through the establishment of a Cannabis Control Authority.

He said the proposed Dangerous Drugs Amendment Bill 2019 and the Cannabis Control Bill 2019 was to come sometime during today’s proceedings.

The bills are called the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill and the Cannabis Control Bill.

IzzSo Media took to the streets of Port-of-Spain to get citizens reaction to the news which the AG broke last evening at the PNM’s Political rally in La Horquetta.