Barbados Is Inches Away From Decriminalizing Cannabis Possession

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Barbados is following the lead of Jamaica, Trinidad, Haiti, and the US Virgin Islands in bringing cannabis reform to the Caribbean.

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Anyone busted smoking weed on the Caribbean island of Barbados will soon be able to walk away with only a fine, instead of being sent to prison.

This week, Barbados Governor General Dame Sandra Mason announced that the country's Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Act will be amended to decriminalize minor cannabis offenses. Anyone caught with 14 or fewer grams of pot will now be charged with a $200 fine, which must be paid within 30 days. Cops can no longer arrest people for minor possession, or for smoking pot in public, and these offenses...

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