Lastest News

Home
Starcom Network News
Breaking News
Rastas: “Legalise it”

Rastas: “Legalise it”

March 7, 2021
9:21 pm

Los Angeles City Council Votes To Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

This country’s Rastafarian community is calling for the outright legalisation of marijuana saying amendments passed in the House of Assembly on Friday do not go far enough.

Changes to the Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act now provide for a small fine for possession and use of small amounts of marijuana and it will not count as a criminal conviction.

But Asheba Trotman, Chair of the Council for the Advancement of Rastafari, tells Starcom Network News it doesn’t go far enough.

Audio Player

00:00

Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

Up Next

Police identify fatal stabbing victims

Police have identified the two bodies which were discovered at Foul Bay Beach, St. Philip on Tuesday, 1st April 2025. The deceased have been subsequently identified as Javan Devere Burton, 33 years of 3rd Ave, Ocean City, St. Philip...

Injuries as minibus ploughs into BWA road excavation

Passengers and crew on a minibus were injured when the vehicle collided with a road excavation site in St. Philip as a spokesman for the minibus sector voices concern over the circumstances that led to the incident. The incident...

Double murder jolts St. Philip

St. Philip residents have been left shaken by the death of two men following an altercation at Foul Bay last night. The incident occurred around 11:18 pm. Police found the bodies with multiple stab wounds while a third man...

Nelson Street building destroyed in fire

An unoccupied building, formerly a bar, has been destroyed by fire at Nelson Street, St. Michael. Station Officer Roger Bourne says they received a call around 9:36 a.m. and responded with three water tenders. The wall structure was an...

Two dead, one injured in Foul Bay stabbing

Two men are dead and another is in hospital after an incident at Foul Bay, St. Philip last night. Police Public Relations Officer, Acting Inspector Ryan Brathwaite says around 11:18 pm, officers were notified of an altercation at Foul...

BRA Commissioner demits office

Some staff members at the The Barbados Revenue Authority are in shock, as Commissioner, Louisa Lewis-Ward demitted office after five years of leadership to pursue a new professional opportunity. Starcom Network News understands that Lewis-Ward’s departure has come at...