Les E-Unis contre la décriminalisation du canna en Jamaïque
Posté: 10 Mai 2005, 08:16Les E-Unis maintiennent leur opposition à la décriminalisation de l'usage
de cannabis en Jamaïque, citant l'Angleterre comme exemple où elle a échoué
:
"Ils disent que l'expérience n'a pas marché. Ils sont en train de
reclassifier le cannabis... il est dangereux et nuit à la société", déclare
David Murray, assistant spécial du directeur de l'Office national de lutte
antidrogue (ONDCP).
Le Professeur Barry Chevannes, membre de la National Ganja Commission
(NGC), a rejeté les déclarations de Murray : "Cet argument est absolument
sans fondement, la décriminalisation améliorera les choses", a-t-il déclaré
au journal The Gleaner. "Par exemple, il n'y aura plus de jeunes arrêtés
pour usage".
Pubdate: Wed, 27 Apr 2005
Source: Jamaica Gleaner, The (Jamaica)
Copyright: 2005 The Gleaner Company Limited
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Website: http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/493
Author: Earl Moxam and Howard Campbell, Gleaner Writers
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization)
US AGAIN DISMISSES LAX GANJA TALKS
THE UNITED States Government is maintaining its opposition to
decriminalising the use of marijuana as is being contemplated in Jamaica.
According to David Murray, the special assistant to the director of
the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), this approach is a
prescription for failure, which will only make the drug problems more
complicated.
He noted that the evidence against the proposal to decriminalise the
personal use of ganja is now more convincing, citing the United
Kingdom as one example where the proposal has failed.
"They said the experience has not worked. They are reclassifying
marijuana ... it's dangerous and it impacts our society," he told The
Gleaner.
Mr. Murray also said a similar situation exists in Holland where ganja
is said to be recognised in some cases as being progressive. But
according to him, that country has seen unintended consequences
prompting it to 'get away' from cannabis cafe and the distribution of
cannabis among young people.
Mr. Murray said there must be a rejection of all elements of the drug
culture if society is to overcome the associated problems.
Statements Rebuffed
In the meantime, Professor Barry Chevannes, a member of the
government-appointed National Ganja Commission (NGC), has rebuffed Mr.
Murray's statements as "most unfortunate".
"There is absolutely no substance to that argument - decriminalisation
will make things better," Dr. Chevannes told The Gleaner yesterday.
"For example, no longer will youths be arrested for smoking."
Last year the 15-member NGC submitted its report to the joint select
committee of Parliament, which includes a recommendation for among
other things the decriminalisation of small quantities of ganja.
Professor Chevannes said the committee had approved all but one of the
NGC's seven recommendations, the exception being the lifting of
restrictions on persons and organisations that use the plant for
religious purposes.
Heading the list of recommendations was a request for an amendment of
the law that sees private users, including minors, being prosecuted.
The NGC recommends that minors be tried in petty sessions and, if
fined, they leave court without a criminal record.
The NGC was appointed in 2000 by Prime Minister P.J. Patterson.
Professor Chevannes says there is absolutely no merit in Mr. Murray's
arguments.
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de cannabis en Jamaïque, citant l'Angleterre comme exemple où elle a échoué
:
"Ils disent que l'expérience n'a pas marché. Ils sont en train de
reclassifier le cannabis... il est dangereux et nuit à la société", déclare
David Murray, assistant spécial du directeur de l'Office national de lutte
antidrogue (ONDCP).
Le Professeur Barry Chevannes, membre de la National Ganja Commission
(NGC), a rejeté les déclarations de Murray : "Cet argument est absolument
sans fondement, la décriminalisation améliorera les choses", a-t-il déclaré
au journal The Gleaner. "Par exemple, il n'y aura plus de jeunes arrêtés
pour usage".
Pubdate: Wed, 27 Apr 2005
Source: Jamaica Gleaner, The (Jamaica)
Copyright: 2005 The Gleaner Company Limited
Contact: http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/feedback.html
Website: http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/493
Author: Earl Moxam and Howard Campbell, Gleaner Writers
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization)
US AGAIN DISMISSES LAX GANJA TALKS
THE UNITED States Government is maintaining its opposition to
decriminalising the use of marijuana as is being contemplated in Jamaica.
According to David Murray, the special assistant to the director of
the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), this approach is a
prescription for failure, which will only make the drug problems more
complicated.
He noted that the evidence against the proposal to decriminalise the
personal use of ganja is now more convincing, citing the United
Kingdom as one example where the proposal has failed.
"They said the experience has not worked. They are reclassifying
marijuana ... it's dangerous and it impacts our society," he told The
Gleaner.
Mr. Murray also said a similar situation exists in Holland where ganja
is said to be recognised in some cases as being progressive. But
according to him, that country has seen unintended consequences
prompting it to 'get away' from cannabis cafe and the distribution of
cannabis among young people.
Mr. Murray said there must be a rejection of all elements of the drug
culture if society is to overcome the associated problems.
Statements Rebuffed
In the meantime, Professor Barry Chevannes, a member of the
government-appointed National Ganja Commission (NGC), has rebuffed Mr.
Murray's statements as "most unfortunate".
"There is absolutely no substance to that argument - decriminalisation
will make things better," Dr. Chevannes told The Gleaner yesterday.
"For example, no longer will youths be arrested for smoking."
Last year the 15-member NGC submitted its report to the joint select
committee of Parliament, which includes a recommendation for among
other things the decriminalisation of small quantities of ganja.
Professor Chevannes said the committee had approved all but one of the
NGC's seven recommendations, the exception being the lifting of
restrictions on persons and organisations that use the plant for
religious purposes.
Heading the list of recommendations was a request for an amendment of
the law that sees private users, including minors, being prosecuted.
The NGC recommends that minors be tried in petty sessions and, if
fined, they leave court without a criminal record.
The NGC was appointed in 2000 by Prime Minister P.J. Patterson.
Professor Chevannes says there is absolutely no merit in Mr. Murray's
arguments.
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Distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in
receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.
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MAP posted-by: Richard Lake