28/07/2007 00:00:00
Guyana: Fine and community service for treating cold with ganja
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A man who said that he used the ganja that police found when they
searched him to treat his cold was fined and sentenced to two months
community service when he appeared at the Wales Magistrate's Court on
Thursday.
Leroy Albert of North Section, Canal Number Two admitted to a charge of
possession of marijuana and was fined $3,000 and sentenced to two months
community service by Magistrate Hazel Octive Hamilton.
According to the prosecution's case, last Tuesday at Canal Number Two
Albert had in his possession five grammes of cannabis.
Police Prosecutor Jacqueline Skinner told the court that police were
conducting raids in the area on the said date and they searched the
defendant and found the drugs in his pants pocket. He was told of the
offence being committed and was arrested and charged.
Albert, asked if he had anything to say, said that he didn't know what
to say but later stated that he uses the drug for his cold.
http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article_courts?id=56525617
Source:
http://www.ukcia.org/news/shownewsarticle.php?articleid=12743
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Stabroek News via UKCIA
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