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Acting Police Chief Lincoln Corbette said police in Dominica “will not tolerate any nonsense” during the staging of the 25th Edition of the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF), and that includes public smoking of cannabis.<\/p>\n
The ‘three nights of pulsating rhythms ‘ are scheduled for tonight (October 24) to October 26, beginning 8:00 PM at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n
According to Corbette, during a recent press release, the police force is mandated every year to ensure that all activities planned during the festive season are properly policed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou will see this year, as likewise, an increased presence of the police in and around the event,\u201d he said. \u201cSo you will see more officers throughout the city. You have heard the ACP Maximea speak at a press conference, [we] won’t tolerate any nonsense at the festival.”<\/p>\n
He continued, \u201cIf you break the law, it’s very likely to find yourself \u00a0being arrested and put away until the end of the events.”<\/p>\n
In this regard, the acting chief took the opportunity to remind the public that although individuals are allowed to carry 28 grams or less of cannabis, it is still an offense to smoke cannabis in public.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cA lot of states around the world you cannot smoke cannabis anywhere,\u201d he remarked. \u201c In Dominica, you have the privilege to smoke in the privacy of your home, but not in the public space.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Corbette added, \u201cOfficers will approach you, and\u00a0deal with you according to the law if you insist on smoking in the public.\u201d<\/p>\n Furthermore, he called on members of the public to cooperate with the police since congestion of traffic is expected at this time.<\/p>\n Corbette urged, \u201cPlease enjoy yourself in a very clean, peaceful atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Acting Police Chief Lincoln Corbette said police in Dominica “will not tolerate any nonsense” during the staging of the 25th Edition of the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF), and that includes public smoking of cannabis. The ‘three nights of…","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":351003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[38,8,235,9,83],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-351000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-entertainment","category-homepage-carousel","category-news","category-wcmf"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n