NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Bahamian Prime Minister Phillip Davis today said he is supporting a compendium of bills to legalise the use of cannabis for medical and religious purposes, to decriminalise the possession of small amounts of cannabis.
Speaking in Parliament, Prime Minister Davis said he was also supporting the measures to regulate the cultivation, sale and use of cannabis and related products within the borders of the country and to promote the health and safety of our people.
Davis told legislators that for years, Bahamians have called for an administration to have the courage to step up and take this issue on in a decisive and responsible manner.
“While many other countries, including nations within our region like Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados, have taken steps toward decriminalisation and legalisation for medical use, Bahamians were left wondering when it would be our turn to modernise our local approach to cannabis.”
He said that the national dialogue has been ongoing for the better part of a decade and that many people thought change was imminent when the Marijuana Commission began its work in October 2018.
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