Los Estados de la CARICOM estudiarán el fin de la prohibición del cannabis

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Los Estados de la CARICOM estudiarán el fin de la prohibición del cannabis

7 agosto 2018

La Comisión Regional de la Marihuana, inspirada en el modelo jamaicano, estudiará la posibilidad de acabar con la penalización en la comunidad caribeña. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

By Edmond Campbell

The dismantling of the prohibition of marijuana in its totality across member states is a key recommendation contained in the report of the CARICOM Regional Commission on Marijuana 2018, which will be reviewed by heads of government at the 39th conference of the regional body to be held in Montego Bay, St James, from July 4-6.

In its report, the Commission, comprising professionals with expertise in the fields of law, ethics, sociology, psychiatry, medical, and social research, and criminology, argued that a strictly regulated framework for marijuana akin to that for alcohol and tobacco, should be introduced. Alcohol and tobacco are harmful substances that are not criminalised in CARICOM states.

"The commission is unanimous in its view that the current classification for cannabis/ marijuana as a 'dangerous drug' with 'no value' or narcotic should be changed to a classification of legal cannabis as a 'controlled substance'," the report stated.