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And while the legislation to decriminalize small quantities of marijuana will be tabled in the House this Friday, we have received reports that another highly contested policy will be heading the there in a few months. According to our sources, Cabinet has decided to send legislation that would uphold the moratorium on offshore oil exploration in Belize's territorial waters for an indefinite duration.  A letter form the Prime Minister to the Vice President of OCEANA says government plans to take it to Parliament in October. 

We'll have more information about this landmark decision for you in tomorrow's newscast.  OCEANA and the Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage have been pushing to see this legislation passed since 2012.