A habitual smoker, who claimed that his family brought him up that way, promised Magistrate Ossie Lewis that he would never smoke again.
“I wouldn’t do that again. I promise … I’ll never touch it [cannabis] again sir,” Kevin Anselm of River Bank told the court on Friday after pleading guilty to possession of cannabis.
However, the magistrate was not convinced.
“I’ll give you three days. I’m not even giving you three, I’ll give you two,” he told the 28-year-old man before imposing a fine of $300.
Anselm’s excuse was that he was raised by his family to smoke weed. “All I wanted to say is so I raise … my family and dem raise me so smoking weed… I didn’t take all my schooling,” he claimed.
Magistrate Lewis chastised Anselm, advising him to do his duties as a mechanic without taking any drugs. Anselm said the drugs made him meditate better during work.
Anselm was caught with a cannabis cigarette on Bay Front last Thursday night at about 7:30 p.m.
While sitting near the Top Shottaz Bar, he was approached by Constable Mitchel. Anselm closed the cigarette in his hand; however, during a search, the police constable discovered the lighted cigarette.
“See what I do myself there,” Anselm stated following his arrest.
A test later confirmed that the confiscated item was indeed cannabis.
Lewis considered Anselm’s guilty plea and the fact that he was a first-time offender. He was ordered to pay a $300 fine by March 31 or face one month imprisonment. Magistrate Lewis warned Anselm that he should not appear before him again.
“As I was sitting at the back, my mind tell me is that you going to charge me. I was saying is $300, $500 about that,” Anselm remarked following his sentence.
“Your mind never tell you is $3,000?” the magistrate replied.
Smoke d herb n get a humble charge!!!
Babylon cud neva stop dis 1 a bomboclat
Free up d herbbbbb!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is stupid and a waste of police time. The Police cant convict the spanish for transporting hard drugs but they want to arrest a man for one marijuana stick. They need to find something more important to do, like finding the escaped murderer.
EBEH LOOK IT!! ” EXCUSE ME JUDGE I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I WILL STOP SMOKING WEED FOR YOU” THIS NIGGA AINT GONNA DO ***. HE BEEN SMOKING FROM YOUNG SO WHAT MAKE THE JUDGE THINK HE GONNA STOP SMOKING FOR THE LAW!! LIGHT UP DI CHALICE BUT DO IT IN THE PRIVACY OF YOUR HOME IF THAT’S WHERE YOU STARTED….LMAO
Marijuana can cure asthma. it’s a herb dat God put on earth. it’s a medicine. wat about all dem bush people does use 2 make tea? is God dat put it on Earth. Rum More Dangerous. Weed Is Nature. God Works dat dere. i rather a weed smoker dan a rum drinker. if a man smoke weed he calm but if a man drink he stupid. i dou agree 4 a man 2 abuse it. it really have some man dat does abuse it eh. but is their choice. just as how some of us does abuse sex. it not suppose 2 b a everyday ting. anyway enough said. free up d herb.
why put that cancerous smoke in your system, when you one knows that is induce a deleterious effect in ones body. lung-caner is a disease we should all essay to eschew, and smoking is the easiest way to get it. Be it marijuana or tobacco, haven’t these killers whack enough people?
I think that dominica should look at all the facts about different drugs and see that putting a guy in prison for a joint is ridiculous.These cops must have nothing better to do with their time.We don’t need to necessarily legalize it but it should not be given such emphasis.Marijuana is not the worse thing that dominicans have to contend with; try ignorance!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what’s the force;
check the news on califonia today, they thinking of ligalising it toget more revenue for there straped city.every where they are considering it as a means to raise revenue or to aid in medicine and even to build houses in U K.Check an article in the FINANCIAL TIMES on the week end of january 23 in the section HOUSE AND HOME, you will see the real use of ganja, smoking is just one of the many use.that society choose to hold down. but” what jah bless no man curse”. smokers smoke responsibly in your privacy and you should be OK. Boy what a big spliff.
Legalize it !!!
Too much men in Jail for that.
hahahahaha boy look joks
But who joking with him ner… bout his mind tell him is $300 the judge was going to give him….
STUPES.
high grade forever
It should be thirty dollars and no jail threat..
haha humor.
LOL! De magistrate should have changed his mind one time and give him de $3000 fine. What you want to be in de open smoking your weed for and you know it’s against the law? Man stay in de privacy and comfort of your home and smoke your weed eh. You said is so your family raise you, so they shouldn’t feel no way if you in de living room smoking your weed.