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The Director of Public Prosecution’s call for public input on a caution policy covering simple possession of cannabis has elicited a “pleasing” range of responses thus far. However, Larry Mussenden told The Royal Gazette he did not see the move as “c...

Four people have been arrested on suspicion of cannabis possession and cultivation after police searched a residence in Warwick tonight. Shortly after 7pm, Bermuda Police Service executed a warrant at the address on Henry Vale Road, just off Keith H...

Cannabis users could soon be given a formal police caution rather than the threat of prosecution, according to Larry Mussenden, the newly appointed Director of Public Prosecutions. Mr Mussenden said he was considering the change after the Bermuda Gov...

A 30-year-old Pembroke man has admitted importing nearly 4kg of cannabis into Bermuda. Plant material with an estimated street value of between $68,800 and $196,625 was found in a workout bench belonging to Kieron Francis as his bags were checked at ...

Bermuda’s cannabis policy is in urgent need of an overhaul, according to Stratton Hatfield, a leading member of the group charged with investigating the drug more than three years ago. Many of the sweeping changes proposed by the Cannabis Reform Coll...

A mother of two is behind bars today after being convicted of trying to smuggle nearly $20,000 worth of cannabis into Bermuda. Valisa Holder hid 1.1 kilograms of the drug inside an air mattress in her suitcase before travelling back to the Island on ...

Pharmacist and university lecturer Dr Marcia Williams made a presentation highlighting studies that suggest cannabis can reduce the risk of contracting diabetes. Dr Williams, who was invited to the Island to give a presentation at the Bermuda Colleg...

A man caught with cannabis and cocaine in the lining of his suitcase has been jailed for six years. His girlfriend was discharged. Shomari Virgil had pleaded guilty to charges of illegally importing the controlled drugs on a flight from Miami, while ...

Pride Bermuda officially launched its 18th Red Ribbon Week from the steps of City Hall. Spectators donned the drug awareness organisation’s signature red for the event, with many bearing the slogan “Make the Right Choice”. Programme facilitator Lis...

A cruise ship worker has been sentenced to two years in prison for conspiring to import cannabis. Appearing in Magistrates’ Court this morning, Lindel Primus pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to import 1,898.5 grams of the controlled drug to ...

A St George’s man has been fined $2,000 after he was found in possession of a small quantity of cannabis. Trevor Stevens was stopped by police as he drove along St David’s Road at around 11am on March 11, this year. The 51-year-old was allowed to go ...

A growing number of teenaged boys and young men appearing in court have a history of smoking marijuana, according to senior magistrate Juan Wolffe. Mr Wolffe said that he and his magistrate colleagues could “draw the inference that there is a strong ...