Members of the Rastafari-an community yesterday continued to protest for the suspension of jail sentences for the possession of small amounts of cannabis along with its use being respected as a religious right.
As they did on Friday, they staged a protest outside the Chambers of the Attorney General Anil Nandlall, who came out to listen to their concerns. Nandlall told the group that the government has already tabled a bill to reform the law in the National Assembly and has so far been the only government that has addressed the issue in that manner. “We took a bill in the Parliament but unfortunately we did not have an agreement on the quantum that is to carry non-custodial sentences. We do not believe in a process that is unilateral, we believe that in every aspect of public decision-making… we must act consensually and we must act after consulting the stakeholders,” the Attorney General said.
