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The constitutional implications of Britain’s refusal to let Bermuda legalise the use and production of cannabis are set to be assessed by Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The move comes as the island was left on the brink of a ...

London may be willing to cut a deal with Bermuda over controversial moves to legalise cannabis after the UK rejected the Government’s flagship legislation, a leading legal expert has said. With the threat of a constitutional crisis over the issue loo...

Bermuda is on the brink of a constitutional crisis after Britain blocked the Government’s flagship legislation to legalise the use and sale of cannabis

The drive for a regulated cannabis industry in Bermuda, which appeared to build into an open feud between the Bermuda and UK governments last night, already comes with a fraught history. Legalising the drug is a key Progressive Labour Party pledge – ...

Police discovered a “substantial” amount of cannabis at a Hamilton Parish home last week when they assisted dog wardens in the seizure of several animals. A police spokeswoman said that members of the Bermuda Police Service’s tactical unit helped ani...

A cruise ship visitor was fined a total of $2,000 after he pleaded guilty to importing cocaine and cannabis into the island. Alan Richards, for the Crown, told Magistrates’ Court that 54-year-old Julio Cesar Ferrer-Mendez disembarked from the Norweg...

The constitutional stand-off over whether Bermuda is allowed to legalise cannabis took a new twist as it emerged the British foreign secretary is currently considering if the controversial move can go ahead. It remains unclear when Liz Truss, who is ...

A St George’s man was yesterday remanded in custody after he was charged with gun and drug offences. Gregory Outerbridge, 40, was charged in Magistrates Court with possession of a black Taurus revolver, six rounds of ammunition and cannabis with inte...

Dear Sir, Britain is being extremely unfair in its treatment of the southern territories with regards to medical/recreational cannabis. The British Virgin Islands passed a medical cannabis law, which seemed to comply with the INCB Convention on Psych...

Michael Dunkley, the shadow national security minister, has accused the Government of using its push to legalise cannabis as a way of creating “friction” with London. The former premier said the legislation was aimed at “picking a fight” with Britain...

Ministers are refusing to say if there were any breakthroughs on the stand-off with London over the Government’s flagship cannabis legislation during top level talks with a senior British official. Despite repeated requests for information on the con...

ChildWatch would like to thank Rena Lalgie, the Governor of Bermuda, for her decision to reserve Royal Assent of the Bermuda Cannabis Licensing Bill 2022. Bermudians need to be educating ourselves on the subject, what this means and what it will do t...