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Medical and small amount of Marijuana decriminalised in St Kitts-Nevis
Source: WIC News
Medical and small amount of Marijuana decriminalised in St Kitts-Nevis
By WIC News Reporter - 20 February 2019, at 9:49 pm
The Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris-led Team Unity administration has accepted more than a dozen recommendations presented by the St. Kitts & Nevis National Marijuana Commission in its final report to the Cabinet on the way forward for the use of marijuana in the country.
The Commission’s report was presented to the Office of the Prime Minister on January 10, 2019. This was followed by a meeting between Cabinet members and members of the Commission on Monday, February 18 in Nevis where several of the recommendations were further deliberated upon.
Those unanimous recommendations of the commission are:
1. The blanket criminalization of cannabis as per the Drugs Act has been overtaken by passage of time and regional and international developments and should be amended.
2. The definitions in the Drugs Act relating to cannabis should be amended, having regard to scientific developments since the Act was passed in 1986.
3. The use of cannabis and its derivatives for medicinal and scientific purposes should be permitted under licence and a strict legislated regime.
4. The regime for the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes should include the following:
a. The establishment of a medicinal licensing authority to regulate importation, local cultivation and production.
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By WIC News Reporter - 20 February 2019, at 9:49 pm
The Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris-led Team Unity administration has accepted more than a dozen recommendations presented by the St. Kitts & Nevis National Marijuana Commission in its final report to the Cabinet on the way forward for the use of marijuana in the country.
The Commission’s report was presented to the Office of the Prime Minister on January 10, 2019. This was followed by a meeting between Cabinet members and members of the Commission on Monday, February 18 in Nevis where several of the recommendations were further deliberated upon.
Those unanimous recommendations of the commission are:
1. The blanket criminalization of cannabis as per the Drugs Act has been overtaken by passage of time and regional and international developments and should be amended.
2. The definitions in the Drugs Act relating to cannabis should be amended, having regard to scientific developments since the Act was passed in 1986.
3. The use of cannabis and its derivatives for medicinal and scientific purposes should be permitted under licence and a strict legislated regime.
4. The regime for the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes should include the following:
a. The establishment of a medicinal licensing authority to regulate importation, local cultivation and production.
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Read more: https://wicnews.com/caribbean/medical-small-amount-marijuana-decriminalised-st-kitts-nevis-493516721/
