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Dominica PM wants more debate on marijuana issue

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says he is not completely sold on the idea of decriminalising small amounts of marijuana as regional countries debate the issue.

Speaking on the state-owned DBS radio, Skerrit asked what would be done with the “excess” if the authorities agree to enact legislation allowing for the use of small quantities of the illegal drug.

“What do you do with the excess, and you don’t want to be encouraging the trafficking of this drug to other countries and what would be your relationship with the rest of the world.”

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The Organization of American States is the world’s oldest regional organization, dating back to the First International Conference of American States, held in Washington, D.C., from October 1889 to April 1890. That meeting approved the establishment of the International Union of American Republics, and the stage was set for the weaving of a web of provisions and institutions that came to be known as the inter-American system, the oldest international institutional system.

CARICOM REV UP ACTIVITIES TO MARK ANTI-DRUG ABUSE DAY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) June 26 is International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, and CARICOM Member States are embarking on a series of activities to mark the day.

The CARICOM Secretariat in collaboration with the Directors of National Councils on Drug Abuse is leading the way with the development of activities to sensitise the public - specifically women - about the negative ripple effects of drug trafficking.

EU COMMENDS CARICOM DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION INITIATIVES

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Yet another effort by the CARICOM Secretariat to address the problem of substance abuse has been lauded as exceptional, by an international organization.

OAS CALLS FOR GREATER INVESTMENT IN REGIONAL DRUG POLICIES

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Representative of the Organisation of American States (OAS) in Saint Lucia, Ms Anne Marie Blackman has called for the Region to plough more resources in the development of what she calls evidence-based policies on drugs.

REMARKS DELIVERED BY DR EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL ANTI-DRUG STRATEGIES AND PLANS, 28 APRIL – 1 MAY 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA

Approximately ten days ago (17th April 2009) on the occasion of the Inaugural Ceremony of the Fifth Summit of the Americas which was convened in Port- of- Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, the Honourable Dean O. Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) made reference to the “bete noir” or literally the black beast that continues to challenge the Region. This particular beast was identified as the ‘ever increasing crime’ ‘fuelled’ in part by ‘trafficking in illicit drugs and arms.’

CARICOM SECRETARIAT TO HELP MEMBER STATES TACKLE DRUG PROBLEM

The Caribbean Community Secretariat is seeking to empower CARICOM Member States to tackle more effectively the worsening illicit drug problem within the Caribbean through the development and subsequent implementation of National Anti Drug Strategies and Plans.

CARICOM TO COMPLETE DRAFT STANDARDS FOR DRUG TREATMENT PRACTITIONERS BY NOVEMBER

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Regional Meeting on Standards of Care for Treatment and Rehabilitation Facilities for Substance Abusers rolled out an ambitious timeline for the completion of its first handbook that will establish the standards for practitioners in drug treatment and care facilities in the Region.

DRUG ABUSE A THREAT TO REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretariat’s Programme Manager Sustainable Development, Ms Beverely Reynolds has made an impassioned plea for the Caribbean Countries and the European Union to strengthen the partnership in waging the war against the use of illicit drugs in the Caribbean Region, declaring that the Region’s sustainable development was seriously threatened by this social malady.

CARICOM MAKING PROGRESS IN DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States are reporting progress in their efforts to reduce the demand for illicit drugs in the Region.

Based on the ten Country reports presented yesterday (3 March) at the regional training workshop on Standards of Care for Treatment and Rehabilitation Facilities for Substance Abusers, in Jamaica, several countries have varying types of care and treatment methods for drug and alcoholic dependents.

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