Robert Celt
New Member
Days after Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi announced that Government had begun the statistical groundwork on decriminalising marijuana possession, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh confirmed that he had the authority to grant permission for the importation of medical marijuana.
Outlining the regulations supporting the Dangerous Drugs Act which enabled him to allow the importation of such a product, Deyalsingh stressed that there were no regulations supporting marijuana cultivation and that he did not possess the power to grant a licence or permit for the local cultivation of the plant.
Asked to indicate his position on the issue during yesterday's weekly media briefing at the Ministry of Health, Port-of-Spain, Deyalsingh revealed that permission had been granted by previous ministers on two separate occasions in the past.
He said: "My understanding is that on at least two occasions in the past, whichever minister it was gave permission for the importation of medical marijuana to CARPHA/CAREC and UWI for research purposes."
Deyalsingh said persons with research facilities were free to apply for permission to import the product, once they had the requisite paperwork organised.
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Full Article: Trinidad AG: I Can Permit Medical Marijuana Imports
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Outlining the regulations supporting the Dangerous Drugs Act which enabled him to allow the importation of such a product, Deyalsingh stressed that there were no regulations supporting marijuana cultivation and that he did not possess the power to grant a licence or permit for the local cultivation of the plant.
Asked to indicate his position on the issue during yesterday's weekly media briefing at the Ministry of Health, Port-of-Spain, Deyalsingh revealed that permission had been granted by previous ministers on two separate occasions in the past.
He said: "My understanding is that on at least two occasions in the past, whichever minister it was gave permission for the importation of medical marijuana to CARPHA/CAREC and UWI for research purposes."
Deyalsingh said persons with research facilities were free to apply for permission to import the product, once they had the requisite paperwork organised.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Trinidad AG: I Can Permit Medical Marijuana Imports
Author: Anna-Lisa Paul
Photo Credit: None found
Website: Guardian