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Head of the the new Substance Use Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation Center (SPARC), Feona Charles Richards, sent ripples through the crowd on Tuesday with the announcement that the twin island state is the leading the field when it comes to the use and abuse of Marijuana.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Charles Richards, who was speaking at the Rebranding and Relaunching of the Substance Abuse Prevention Division, disclosed that recent data has shown that Antigua and Barbuda is the heaviest smokers of marijuana in the region.<\/div>\n
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