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Ras Freeman Resident Fined Over Cannabis Transport Loophole
A member of the Ras Freeman community in Bathlodge has been fined $5,000 after a traffic stop highlighted a contradiction in Antigua and Barbuda’s cannabis legislation.
Mario Semper was stopped by police while transporting 320 grams of cannabis.
Although he produced a valid permit for the plant’s sacramental use under his religious exemption, officers determined he had breached transport regulations, which currently restrict individuals to carrying no more than 15 grams of cannabis in transit.
Semper explained that the cannabis had been legally cultivated on his farm and was being transported for personal consumption — both activities allowed under existing law.
However, the law limits the amount that can be transported, creating a legal grey area for users like Semper who are permitted to grow and possess larger quantities.
Acting Chief Magistrate Dexter Wason acknowledged the inconsistency, noting the courts have seen similar cases before.
He remarked on the impracticality of allowing legal cultivation without accommodating the necessary transport of the product for lawful use.
In light of the circumstances, Magistrate Wason imposed a reduced fine and gave Semper 30 days to pay.
He suggested that the case could serve as a catalyst for revisiting the legislation to address such discrepancies.
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Can you say what a total bs law that is? Change the possession law asap!!! Rasta nuh even supposed to follow dem local laws anyways!!
People are still going to jail because of a plant and still being finned bevause of a green bush? Where is the rastafari pushing ital PM habe to say about this ? Now is time to speak uncle gassy. Don’t remain silent now.
It’s a shame to see our brother Mario Semper facing a fine like this. We know that the laws around ganja can be confusing and often unfair, especially for those of us in the Ras Freeman community who see this plant as a natural right, not a crime. Where is Ras Gassy in all of this mele. It’s time for the system to recognize the culture and healing that comes from the herb. Instead of penalizing our people, we should be focusing on reform and understanding, promoting love and unity instead of fines and punishment. One love!
Yo, mi bredren, this whole ting about Mario Semper just shows how twisted the system be, ya know? A man get caught up in a traffic stop and now he haffi fork out $5,000? That just ain’t right! Dem laws need fi change, man. Cannabis should be legal, inna di way it help out di people, uplift di spirits, and bring a sense of community, yuh see? We can’t allow no more of dis injustice, let di herb be free and let di people enjoy di benefits without di stress of fines and penalties! One love, we need to rise up and fight for what’s right!
A ‘gap in law’ is just a polite way of saying the law isn’t properly thought out. Fix it! People shouldn’t be penalized for doing what’s legal.
So he saying he one was gonna smoke all that weed?
Law is law! He was not supposed to be in transit with so many
Who they suppose to charge they don’t. Give me a break
People are still going to jail because of a plant and still being finned bevause of a green bush? Where is the rastafari pushing ital PM habe to say about this ? Now is time to speak uncle gassy. Don’t remain silent now.
You all will soon walk all over Antigua like the
jumbies in the movie WALKING DEAD the herb gonna turn all o you stupid. Set of jack and Jenny asses
This is such a silly, foolish and comical conviction. You have the license and permission to grow marijuana but you can’t transport it. We are just farcical and funny in this place and only pro marijuana and marijuana users when it suits us. This is a most ridiculous conviction.
I would bet my last dollar if a survey was conducted by the the authorities it would reveal that most crimes committed in this country by young people are the ones that smoke the mighty herb.
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