MP confident APNU+AFC will back bill to ease ganja penalties

With growing pressure on the government over the overcrowding of jails, MP Michael Carrington is confident that the parliamentary bill in his name to ease penalties on marijuana use will gain the support of the governing APNU+AFC benches of which he is a member.

The Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances (Control) (Amendment) Bill had been tabled in December 2015 in Carrington’s name but has not been considered since the main component of the governing coalition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), apparently had difficulties with it. Carrington represents the AFC wing of the coalition.

The bill seeks to soften penalties for possession small amounts of marijuana.

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

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Dartmouth businessman charged with drug trafficking

A Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast businessman was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with three counts of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Devon Fordyce, age 40, of Lot 45 Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast stood before Magistrate Esther Sam at the Charity Magistrate’s Court where he pleaded not guilty to all three charges read to him. He was not represented in court.

The charges stated that on Saturday, 19th August 2017, he had in his possession 32 grammes of cocaine, 812 grammes of cannabis and 727 grammes of cannabis all for the purpose of trafficking.