“I actually does smoke weed but I doesn’t plant it to sell,” were the words Romel Pascal used to mitigate on his behalf yesterday morning after pleading guilty to the possession and cultivation of cannabis.
Pascal, a Yam Piece resident, was charged after a quantity of marijuana was found in his house and growing in his yard when police carried out a warrant to search his residence at 5 a.m. yesterday.
“Officer that is just a little weed I have to smoke,” he told police when confronted about the cannabis during the search.
According to the facts of the case which were presented by the police prosecutor, a match box containing cannabis seeds and another container with five grams of marijuana were also found at the defendant’s home.
“That’s some big trees,” Magistrate Candia George said after the cannabis trees were revealed in court.
Pascal told the court that he did not actually plant the cannabis seeds but had scattered them in the yard and they grew.
“Same difference,” the magistrate replied.
“You’re not supposed to have it for your personal use. It is illegal. It’s bad enough to have it to smoke.It’s worse that your planting it,” he told Pascal.
According to the investigating officer, if dried, the cannabis would be valued at $800 on the streets.
Pascal was fined $400 for the possession of cannabis charge. He will pay this by September 30, or he spends two months in prison. He was also fined $1,500 to be paid by December 31 for the cultivation charge. In default, he will spend four more months in prison.
Ya dont ever do it again! Like sex your sister or your mother. Or sell or use cocaine. You can kill and molest why doesn’t that scream don’t do it again? Oh I forgot those are not crimes in Dominica! Tha truth you need to seak the truth, maybe you are not aware of the state of the suffering people in Dominica.
You had your dread act. You treat the Rasta man like a dog. Well the fowl come home to roost. You will drink poison {crack}like it’s milk and honey. Dont worry Jahs children, the ganja was on Solomons grave, and it will be there when all the Babylonians kill themself with the use and sale of cocaine.
AKAIK you’ve got the aswner in one!
Once again ,the small man gets slammed while the big man sells more cocaine.This trend will continue for a very long time because those involved ( police and politicians) are either immune to prosecution or simple untouchable.So all who want to smoke do so with discretion or just quit because eventually,that same marijuana will kill you.
ppl ppl ppl of my sweet nature isle.u wanna come pon DNO and bash dem police. isnt weed illegal? how many of u guys ever try help dem police in gettting rid of coke in any possible way. we stay dere and allow our youts to buy dem and we do nothing.dem police cant be everywhere at once. so stop allowing some stupid fellas to get rich on de future of our country.becuz if it was ur family it affectin i bet u will call de police. so wen u see drug dealing takin place call de cops.help save our perrishin country becuz i know u love it
@ alas … boy look kicks. Real entertainment. i agree leave the man alone. toneh. the man doh plant the thing. Is his fault it grow nah? he send the seed in his back yard. toneh.
@noko …. stupes!!!
legalize it in caribbean islands weed alone…
@ alas … boy look kicks. Real entertainment. i agree leave the man alone. toneh. the man doh plant the thing. Is his fault it grow nah? he send the seed in his back yard. toneh.
@noko …. stupes!!!
Leave the Ganja / Herbalist alone…They are not bothering anyone… Concentrate on getting rid of the cocaine, also know as the devil’s dandruff…Ganja forever…
@noko: lol – I know!!
i dont belive any person should be smoking ganga, but why haras the weed smokers and planters when we do nothing about cigaret smoking which is more dangerous. we call on government to ban smoking of cigarets also
They checking 2 little weed trees in a back yard!! Great job…………..what ever!!!! What about the hundreds of pounds of the white stuff coming in weekly?? That is what we should be afraid of. That is why we have so many paros every where. When I grew up many people smoked their little thing at home and no paros. They started bringing the white stuff and Dominica turn paro island…………..
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME THE MEANING OF ILLEGAL.HELP ME PLEASE.
“that your planting it”
“your planting it”
“your”
you’re ?
i mean seriously i expect that crap from the american msn generation but not from dominicans raised in the tough british system
This is will be my last 2 years on the force and and I can honestly say that myself and many of my colleagues are fed up of the hassling civilians for weed. In my opinion it is a waste of our time and a waste of the courts time. We are just doing as we have been ordered to do.
boy leave dem man free up their medi on a lil weed nah man . what all u want them man to do go and boga too free up them head . alas some of dominica police would not live in ja nah cuz on the streets over dere have more gun than the police force trust me . i mean come on at 5 am in th emorning wat all u going and do at a man home at that time he shoulld be boiling his tea and fly the damn bomb of hot water on all u . see taht every day have a new parrow on the road wi and dem wicked big boss still selling it to the p[arrows . check them big boys dat have them big boats that does go on their own personal cruise n ting check them . all those that sitting in the air condition n ting check them . they opening a new place every day in the place . u cannot even pass by the market properly on a friday night the whole road block . no name no warrant look they going to open more fast food to kill us fater . bondie help us . read the herb books maijuana is tyhe most cherishable plant on the earth u know. is just that i mean some fellas does over smoke it and smoking is not good for your health u check but come on man . go n look for the fellas that kill munga nah istead all u going at a man home at 5 am nonsense . a apil of pee pee he should have. amen i stopping dere cuz if i have to say more police go try n have me on their levels too and me not in babylon tie up .
with DNO I doh even need facebook at work again
DNO keeps me entertained
I am curious to know what is the protocol for “disposing” of the cultivation? Community service and a fine would have served as a more appropriate punishment, soon the Dominican jail will be overcrowded with petty offenders.
investigate does dat rejoicing freemans death yes…..d dope boys n dem investigate dem d same one’s dat already underinvestigations
i goin n smoke a big joint on d judge head dis morning,,,,,,trust dat,,,,n i gonna get all my pardnas so we can pass round like dem ol indian chiefs with challise n e’re ting,,,,,jus yesterday she sentence a man to prison for six mths for $46 worth of stolen goods (which were returned),,,,,now she charging mr $400 or two months jail,,,,,hhhhmmm someting doh looking rite nah pal
after i finish post dat on my black berry i gonna call my fellas to check mi on mi lunch break,,,,yah u no u affi get a lil high on d lunch breeak,,,,, wat d weed do allu,,,, california n a bunch of states legalise it for medical use,,, but we all know is more dan dat,,,,it have states that allow u to have weed at ur home once is for personal use,,,,,,,so much corruption dat goin on,,,,,look big boys want to have mediation now with journalist because he fraid the secret leak out,,,,,,knowing fully well in mediation nothing can be let out for d public,,,,,,why d judicial system not tackling these rats
work dem idiotic cops der don’t have to do come on man go and fight real crime and stop harrasing people for little bit of weed
All that for trees growing in the man’s back yard. Concentrate on the “white stuff” them “Big men” bringing in under the auspices of trade.
a lil weed allu makin stree allu out….leave d man alone wit his weed…if he had go n steal it i eh mind…tru it’s illegal here, but plz c’mon….tings n ppl for allu to check allu does never chek that..all of em big man dat in d drugs system there for allu to go n investigate…n who say they goin to throu d weed…lol…lol….they goin to clean it n give it to em lil man on d streets to sell n after they arrestin em…wicked sets of ppl we got here in d/ca….damn our system
I am a ball head man in more ways than one. I have never ever smoked any type of of cigarette and do not ever ever intend to, as I think it is bad for my health and to others as well. I think, however, that it is time that we de-criminilise the herb. We have been sending too many poor people to jail, for what? Being in possesion of a plant! Why? Because the industralised north says so. Rediculous!! This is how alcohol, a far more dangerous drug was, illegal untill the industralised countries decided to legalise it. The result was that people were making and ingesting all types of illegal and dangerous substances like ‘Montain Dew’. The solution was to legalise alcohol and set standards for its consumption. I think that the same thing should be done for Marijuana. I guarantee that within the next 50 years that the ‘Herb’ will be legalised when common sense becomes a more available commodity.
I’m not a smoker, but I don’t see why we are wasting time and money trying to get money out of poor people or continue to crowd the prison for a little marijuana? isn’t there anything better for the police officers to do with their time? We wasting time with the little boys while the big coke pushers continue to live like kings. give me a break or two
Why don’t the Police Force forcus on more important things! Am getting real fed up with this cramp for a lack of a better word!
The reason why hard criminicals- Cold blooded murderers get little or no time at all is because our prison are packed with persons who can easily be sent to community service! THERE IS NO SPACE FOR THE HARD CRIMINIALS in turn the walk free!
The Herb is not a big DEAL, it it de man yard. The knew commissioner better clean up the force and let them forcus on what really matters.
Cha man!
wat those police troublin d man for.
a lil weed let d man 3-up
WHY DOESNT THE PENALTY SCREAM “DONT EVER THINK OF DOING IT AGAIN?”…..WOW WOW WOW…
George be judged ond day!! its a cycle….
the real criminals still sitting in the cool AC.
Some people graduate but they still stup….
what has the green herb of JAH done to these babylonians?
Why can’t you all leave the herb of jah grow free?
why prosecute someone for weed when those in high offices mastermind and control the cocaine trade in dominica?
which is the true killer COCAINE or weed?
I have said it before those in authority will try to tie weed to “cocaine” saying weed is a stepping stone to harder drugs…I can attest to that False and misleading theory..
I have smoked weed since third form …never lost my cool….never used anything harder …oh yes on party times alcohol which is worse in my honest opinion that weed…
EASE UP THE WEED AND GO upstairs the 2 huge unpainted buildings in Roseau and investigate to see who earns $2000.00 monthly and drive around in $120,000.00 trucks…investigate and see who has cars,boats,trucks on these salaries….LEAVE GOD HERB ALONE!!!!!!!!
Look, i am a law enforcement officer and against drug use and dealing including marijuana.In my opinion we need to get real and stop being hypocrites.If a man grows some marijuana for his own use why hustle him and incriminate him.what is criminal about that?we have politicians doing all kinds of crimes…crooked land deals,binbobol,blatant lies etc and yet they are yet to be prosecuted.We have so many violent crimes being perpetrated in this country including murder (including execution style),the majority of them undetected..and even when detected and brought before the courts those criminals walk out of the courts jubilant to near celebrity reception.there are so many illegal guns entering this country back door.I remember the days when the customs an police would have combined operations to combat drugs and guns.those days are long gone cause the government wants to save moneys but yet the prime minister and his band of no-gooders spend that very money saved for their personal and political good.So marijuana has never been a problem and will never be…whenever you guys are willing to fight crime ,drugs,and violence in Dominica I am straining at the leash and ready to go…
We always hearing about when police officers arrest and the judges accost people for an old grass that grows wild by the side of the road the world over. Very seldom do we hear about the cases when the individuals get caught with cocaine and are charged!
Or I guess the police must be getting their cut from the lucrative trade? There are far more young men out there selling and using coke than marijuana, yet we never hear about their houses being raided or their ridiculous responses to those judges.
Go ahead police, kill, cramp and paralyze your fellow Dominican brothers and sisters who use the good ole lambs bread( marijuana an herb, just like cilantro), and leave cocaine( processed man-made drug steeped in chemical solutions) to foster its vices upon us and we will all see how quickly we will grow to regret having categorized marijuana with the likes of cocaine. Let alone treating our fellow countrymen like trash.
I guarantee, if I was to take all my clothes off and go terrorize people in their homes after I did my coke, they would just say I mad and leave me be. But if I grow a natural GOD-GIVEN plant in order to make money to feed myself and children, I’m the worst most devious, scoundrel, menace to society alive?….please…
Well brothers and sisters there are cocaine zombies being formed as we speak. Wait until they hit the road! They’re going to make those Rastaman that smoking their little spliff look like a priest drinking the blood of Jesus!
YOU WAIT AND SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!