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Albert Rep On The Weed Issue
Mon, August 21, 2017
And while Sir Manuel is on the liberal side of the issue - what about the rest of the UDP? Today we spoke to the Albert Division Area Rep, Tracey Taegar-Panton about her thoughts on the expected passage of the bill, and how it could affect her constituents...

Hon. Tracey Taegar-Panton - Min. of State, Trade
"I certainly was, am a member of Cabinet that supported that the amendments be made, I feel that far too many of our young people are marginalized because they get charged for a small quantity of marijuana. A lot of the residents in my division certainly use marijuana as a way of relaxation rather than alcohol. And so, alcohol as you know is legal, and I think that we need to do something to change the dynamics in terms of clogging up our court system for small uses of marijuana."

At this point the bill is still far from becoming law, and still needs to go through public consultation, committee review, two more readings in the House and be approved by Senate before becoming official.

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