A 53 year old man from Grand Bay was slapped with a 1,100 fine by magistrate Ossie Lewis on January 4, 2013 after he pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of Cannabis and possession with intent to supply 160 grams of the illegal drugs.
According to reports, the drugs were discovered during a traffic check on January 2 by members of the Task Force in the Fond Baron area. A black plastic bag was found during a routine check on a passenger bus and Johnathan Blanc who was sitting next to the bag said “officer is mine and its a small weed that there.”
In mitigation lawyer joshua Francis asked the court not to impose a custodial sentence on his client since he had “not wasted the courts time was remorseful for his actions and had accepted full responsibility for the drags and his actions.”
“He is sorry and is begging for mercy,” Francis told the court.
He was fined 1,100 to be paid by April 30,2013 failing which he will be sent to jail for 10 weeks.
Hush all u there…….I hate some off all u we
You want to know something its really getting to me with this law that is based on making money,n putting away good people.mabe our leaders should wake up n take a look at their good friend usa who started this rakit in the first place! Washinton state and colorado both legalized marijuana for medical use and industrial use!indica Hemp can cure any! Cancer! N I mean any yes! Sativa hemp can be used to make cloths,rope,(wood 2by4 4by4 n more) more than 5000 diff types of textiles,n fuell. Imagin 1 acer of sativa hemp produces the same amount of wood you can cut down in 4 acres.knowing we should stop! Cutting down trees! We are decresing our oxigen!
Sit back still n play like u don’t know nun when rit now they planning a way how to tax n patient alll the products that can be made by it before it goes fully legal. Dominica wake up!
Jah what is it going to take! This sacrid plant opens the recepticals of your mind n make you smart! Organic that is NOT chemicallly grown!
Its ilegal because they created a medical industry that is based on making people more sick with their side effect medicals,n they can’t patient a natural plant! You know comefree ilegal to lol because of its high anticancer properties.we live in courrupt! System of which was created my billionairs (fedaral gov,well its nt gov its a privatized institution)
Dominica news online do me a favor n post my comment please.happy new year! N may the oneness have mercy on these kind of people. I thank you
Just have the balls to decriminalize Marijuana. Plain and simple, you all know you have bigger and serious things to WORRY about. Judges your hands are not tied, please stop wasting the cour’s time, take the lead and impose lighter fines on Marijuana, the others will follow. The island is sick with Columbians and V’zuelans cocaine for us to worry about at this time. before it’s too late.
oh please youdo that
A little medical herb the man have let the man go free
Hmmm, the courts really shaking that money tree…
DNO Was the man charged 1,100 Euros or Jamaican dollars?
@mango Bab, it sems ur in the french islands or in Jamaica. common sense will tell u is EC because we are in Dominica. you try to be funny? it aint working
You are 53 years old grow up. You might be a grand
father set good example for your children and grandchildren. In life we must get certain things up and sa enough is enough.