By Subhana Shiwmangal
Members of the Rastafarian community yesterday lit and smoked joints across the street from the Office of the President (OP) as part of a protest against the recently passed bill that removes custodial sentences for possession of less than 30 grammes of cannabis.
The group of over a dozen persons demanded that respect be given to the rights of their community by exempting Rastafarians from any type of prosecution under the law when smoking cannabis, which they maintain is used as a sacrament as part of their religion and for self-medication.
