Tag: ganja
Suspect caught throwing drugs over prison fence
(CNS): Officers from HMP Northward interrupted a drug smuggling attempt in the early hours of Tuesday morning when they caught a suspect on the perimeter of the prison trying to throw ganja over the fence surrounding the men’s jail. The prison officers called the police at 12:15am today (16 August) after they had apprehended the 22-year-old […]
Premier denies delay over cannabis oil laws
(CNS): The government has denied any delay in paving the way for the medical use of cannabis oil, following concerns that patients have been waiting more than nine months for the promised legislation. Premier Alden McLaughlin said officials have only been working on the necessary legal amendments since May, in the face of some opposition […]
Much-needed cannabis oil stalled by CIG
(CNS): A local woman with cancer was told by government more than nine months ago that legislation would be amended to enable her to import cannabis oil to ease her suffering, but she is still waiting. Despite public declarations by the premier in May during his budget address that this was a “matter of urgency” […]
Police arrest ‘suspicious’ teens in drug bust
(CNS): Police officers on mobile patrol early Friday morning arrested a man and two teenage boys in central George Town when they came across a parked car with three people inside “behaving suspiciously”, police said. The RCIPS said the car was not in roadworthy condition, and when officers spoke to the occupants they became suspicious […]
Cops clamp down on petty crime around pubs and clubs
(CNS): A teenager has been arrested for possession and consumption of ganja as part of an RCIPS clampdown on petty crime and an increase in proactive patrols around licensed premises. This weekend, neighborhood officers and other units were out in force visiting bars, nightclubs and other key locations around the island as part of the […]
Mexico to legalise medical ganja
(CNS): Speaking at a UN Drug Policy Summit in New York on Tuesday, President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico revealed that the country will be taking legislative steps to legalise the use of medicinal marijuana and government will consider changes to the penal code to decriminalise possession of small quantities for personal use. The announcement […]
Legal ganja pumping $billions into US economy
(CNS): A report published this week on the legal sale of ganja in the United States is predicting that it will pump up to $44 billion into the American economy by 2020 if current business and legalisation trends continue. Already surpassing sales of the all-American girl-scout cookie and e-cigarettes, the authors predict that if the real […]
Customs find ganja on Jamaican fishing boat
(CNS): An undisclosed quantity of drugs was found aboard a Jamaican fishing boat that was towed into the George Town Harbour on Tuesday, after the 90-foot vessel ran into engine trouble. Customs officers working with immigration said they seized “a moderate amount of vegetable matter resembling ganja” when the boat, Shiloh, was brought in during an […]
Jamaica to issue ganja licences in April
(CNS): Jamaica’s Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) will begin accepting applications for ganja licences at the beginning of April, officials in the neighbouring island have said. “Under the regulations, 11 types of licences across five main categories will be made available to interested persons – cultivator, transportation, processing, retailing, and R&D – ensuring coverage over the […]
500lbs of ganja recovered from drug bust
(CNS): Ricky Manderson (59) has been remanded in custody until Thursday after a brief court appearance today over charges of conspiracy to import more than 500lbs of ganja, after he was busted by police on Tuesday night in North Side. The West Bay man was arrested after the police chopper and marine unit intercepted a suspicious […]
Zero tolerance on ganja clogs up courts
CNS Point of View: The Cayman Islands judicial system is being clogged up with ganja cases where there is no other criminality involved, which could easily be dealt with via fixed penalties if government was to relax the current zero tolerance on the drug and the criminalisation of consumption. Over a three-week period between 17 […]
