Tag: trinidad & tobago
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Experts: Legal cannabis can spur Caribbean economies
Sunday, 10 January 2021Entrepreneurs 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 2020The 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 2020It 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 2019Cannabis 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 2019When 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 2019A 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 2019St 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 2019Public 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 2019All 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 2018Marijuana 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 2018The 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 2018Prime 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 2018Government 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 2018As 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 2016The 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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