A Drug treatment specialist is of the view that the decriminalization of marijuana in Guyana will have serious adverse effects, especially considering the health risks associated with the depressant drug and the emerging ongoing problem in the local school system . Temika Rodney reports.
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The removal of custodial sentences for small quantities of Marijuana or the decriminalization of a specific amount could very well lead to increased use and addiction, a society, a local drug treatment specialist says, Guyana is unprepared for. More from Temika Rodney.
The Decriminalization of ganja in Guyana is unlikely to happen soon. The Attorney General, who has responsibility for taking that piece of legislation to the National Assembly for approval, believes that the herb is more bad than good for citizens. Royden James
