The Belize National Teachers Union has come out against the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana.
A release from the union today says quote, "BNTU considers the idea as pre-mature and dangerous. The negative effect of its use on the body, especially the brain and rational behavior, far outweighs its known medicinal uses."
It adds that quote, "government's inability to control and monitor its use and supply will lead to more health and behavioral problems for our teachers, parents, law-enforcement officers and society as a whole…" end quote.
The BNTU proposes that a DRUG EDUCATION programme be introduced as early as Std. III or IV at the Primary level.
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