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  • Experts: Legal cannabis can spur Caribbean economies

    Sunday, 10 January 2021

    Entrepreneurs eager to enter the marijuana business are calling on the Government of Trinidad & Tobago to bring legislation which will allow them to do so without fear of being arrested. The Cannabis ...

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  • Position Paper of the Fair Trade Cannabis Working Group in the Caribbean

    Thursday, 29 October 2020

    The Position Paper "For inclusive business models, well designed laws and fair(er) trade options for small-scale traditional cannabis farmers” produced by The Fair(er) Trade Cannabis Working Group ai ...

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  • New marijuana legislation affects illegal trade

    Thursday, 02 January 2020

    It was sold on the streets and at parties. It was sold to people from all walks of life, from university students to businessmen to middle-class workers. It was sold not only in its leafy form but al ...

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  • Activists: New ganja law a small victory

    Sunday, 22 December 2019

    Cannabis activists in Trinidad & Tobago have praised the proclamation of legislation to decriminalise use and possession in small amounts, but said that it is only the beginning. "It is a start. Not ...

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  • Faris: Where do we draw the line on 1% claims?

    Friday, 20 December 2019

    When the Cannabis Control Bill is passed in Trinidad & Tobago in January, a market for the licensing for marijuana merchants will be opening. Many activists and critics of the bill have raised concer ...

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  • Trinidad and Tobago lawmakers approve marijuana decriminalization bill

    Thursday, 12 December 2019

    A bill to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession in Trinidad and Tobago, the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2019, was approved by the nation’s House of Representatives. The recently introduce ...

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  • Caribbean gov’ts urged to take unified approach to cannabis trade

    Friday, 27 September 2019

    St Vincent and the Grenadines Minister of Agriculture, Saboto Caesar is calling for Caricom and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to take a collective approach to the development of ...

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  • AG: Marijuana consultations to start this month

    Monday, 14 January 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, ...

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  • AMOR: Legalise marijuana

    Thursday, 10 January 2019

    All Mansions Of Rastafari (AMOR) said it was not enough to decriminalise marijuana in Trinidad and Tobago, but it should also be legalised. Attorney Jesse Daniel said a directive should be issued tow ...

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  • Decriminalisation of marijuana in T&T by June 2019 says Rowley

    Saturday, 22 December 2018

    Marijuana should decriminalised in Trinidad and Tobago by mid-2019. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley made the revelation while speaking with reporters. His comments come after Attorney General Faris A ...

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  • Support grows for marijuana decriminalisation across region

    Tuesday, 16 October 2018

    The chairperson of the Caricom Regional Commission on Marijuana Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine says there's much support across the region for the decriminalisation of marijuana. Speaking at a Na ...

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  • PM: Government to review marijuana legislation in 2019

    Sunday, 09 September 2018

    Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says Government will examine marijuana legislation in 2019 with a view toward possibly decriminalising the plant. Rowley said many young men from 'certain communities' ...

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  • Public consultations on decriminalising marijuana

    Tuesday, 24 July 2018

    Government and the Caribbean Collective For Justice (CCFJ) have agreed there should be public consultations about the decriminalising of marijuana. As a result of this, a note will be taken to Cabine ...

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  • T&T petition for decriminalisation of marijuana gathers momentum

    Friday, 20 April 2018

    As other Caribbean countries continue to decriminalise marijuana, several groups in Trinidad and Tobago are calling on government to reassess legislation for cannabis both for medical and recreationa ...

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  • T&T mulling decriminalising ganja

    Monday, 02 May 2016

    The Trinidad and Tobago government is examining the possibility of decriminalising marijuana and is reviewing existing legislation as well as planning wide consultation before adopting any position, ...

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Drugs in the News

  • Cannabis cafés and self-growing: Czechia presents draft of new marijuana law
    11.01.2024
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    08.01.2024
  • As the mayor of Amsterdam, I can see the Netherlands risks becoming a narco-state
    05.01.2024
  • Barcelona city council threatens to shut down cannabis social clubs
    04.01.2024
  • Swiss capital Bern considers legal cocaine project
    20.12.2023
  • High time: after five years, Dutch start legal cannabis trial
    15.12.2023
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