Teen drug user fined, ordered to do community service

A teenager who had two grammes of cannabis in his possession and explained that he uses the illegal substance for medicinal purposes was yesterday ordered to pay a $3,000 fine and do six months’ community service.

When 18-year-old dredge operator Jermaine Williams appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court,