By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
TWO American women were fined yesterday after they admitted having quantities of marijuana on vacation in New Providence.
Magistrate Samuel McKinney charged Kenitira Reed, 34, of Atlanta, Georgia, and Brelyn Jones, 27, of Maryland, with possession of dangerous drugs.
Reed was reportedly found with ten grams of marijuana on April 30.
Jones was reportedly found with seven grams of marijuana in a separate incident on the same day.
After the defendants pleaded guilty to the charges, they were granted conditional discharges. Both must pay $500 or risk three months at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services.
Comments
ScubaSteve 2 weeks, 1 day ago
The news story says... "with possession of dangerous drugs." Still can't believe having a few grams of weed is considered a "dangerous" drug. How is that any different than going to the liquor store and buying 5 bottles of vodka (which is perfectly legal)?????
SP 2 weeks ago
Ass-backward stupidity reigns supreme in the Bahamas!
carltonr61 2 weeks ago
Within months those tourists among the 27 million who smoke at designated smoking areas could pay $50.00 for a smoking permit. Ohhh. And us too. For too long 'ma boy dem' had exclusive rights to own billions of tax free dollars. Brave gat this situation under control. Until 1946 every doctor in the USA prescribed herbal remedies after all pills with synthetic medicines were not manufactured yet. And now the mecical world realizes that CBD in cannabis works as the best safest medicine for joint inflammation like arthritis as prescribed in 1935. cannabahamas@gmail.com. Certified in Cannabis For Primary Care, Canada CAMH. Bahamas licensed Cannabis Consultant.
carltonr61 2 weeks ago
I am in contact with fellow Consultants in New York who explained the mistake of legalization first and then taking a year and a half to give out licenses. Illegal shops proliferation is now a great problem for the state. My Canada Consultants are having problems because to many companies went in too big with loans and both jurisductions suffered from government over regulations. Many start-ups are going bankrupt because they over invested that the market calmed down.
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