AG: Marijuana consultations to start this month
Activists unsatisfied with moves to decriminalise plant
Monday, January 14, 2019
Public consultations on the decriminalisation of marijuana in Trinidad and Tobago will begin on January 23. Despite calls for the drug to be legalised, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Faris Al-Rawi said legalisation was not part of the government’s short term plans. “The government’s focus right now is on decriminalisation. Marijuana is a dangerous drug. Whilst there may be advantages for its use on the medicinal side and whilst there is a certain degree of advocacy for legalisation, we believe we ought to hear, from the stakeholder consultations, what the pros and cons of societal stakeholder feedback looks like and then move ourselves into an informed decision.” (See also: Trinidad and Tobago to decriminalise cannabis, consider legalisation)
