Guam: Governor introduces bill to legalise recreational cannabis

by Janela Carrera

As promised and just in the second week into the new year, Governor Eddie Calvo has introduced legislation for the recreational use of marijuana.

The governor is dubbing is the Marijuana Control Law which would regulate the use, production, sale and taxation of marijuana as well as decriminalize marijuana by removing it as a schedule 1 controlled substance under the Guam Uniform Controlled Substances Act.

In a transmittal letter to Speaker BJ Cruz, the governor says, “I am introducing this bill, not because I personally support the recreational use of marijuana, but as a solution to the regulatory labyrinth that sprouted from the voter-mandated medical marijuana program.”

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