Legislation to relax marijuana convictions for Parliament

Attorneys Nigel Hughes and Mark Waldron have completed a draft new legislation to relax marijuana convictions. This comes in the wake of the imprisonment of former national footballer turned coach, Vibert Butts by a city Magistrate for the possession of marijuana.  Butts has since appealed the conviction and sentence and is expected to be released on $350,000, pending the outcome of the appeal. The legislation, which aims to revise stipulations of the denial of bail, the mandatory minimum serving time and the violation of the separation of power, is likely to be tabled in the National Assembly on December 17. (Kaiteurnews.com/photo:Kaieteurnews.com)…[+]