Jamaica: No place for ganja in school, says Thwaites
EDUCATION Minister Ronald Thwaites has made it clear that decriminalisation of a small amount of marijuana does not mean smoking of the weed will be allowed in schools.
Thwaites, speaking this week at a back-to-school conference for administrators at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, charged school managers to be more vigilant as there is no place for ganja in these institutions.
"When the law was changed I got an indication from several school principals that a number of young persons were saying now that it is free [they will be able to use substance] to help them have a clear mind and stronger exam performances," Thwaites told the Jamaica Observer.
The amendment to the Dangerous Drugs Act, passed in April this year, has made the possession of small quantities of ganja, amounting to two ounces or less, a non-arrestable but ticketable infraction.
The minister said that while use...
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