Community service, $3000 fine for Sophia man who had ganja

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on Monday imposed six months community service and a $3,000 fine on a Sophia man who pleaded for mercy after admitting that he had two grams of cannabis in his possession.

Edward Sullivan, of Lot 194 South Sophia, told the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court that he uses the narcotic for “sacramental” purposes and to treat a throat ailment. The man admitted that on February 9,