Accused ganja smoker angry at $60,000 bail, penalty for the charge

A man who the police say was smoking cannabis was admitted to bail in the sum of $60,000 on Friday when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Ivor Smith denied that on March 30 at Georgetown he smoked cannabis, a prohibited substance.

Initially, the accused had accepted the charge. After being told by the magistrate that he could be sentenced to a period of imprisonment for not