The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

WAS anyone else around here and the Islands during the early 1980’s with the Drug Scourge through those long days, months, years to recover?

The ‘Mild’ led very quickly to the ‘Potent’! Young people like Zombies, sick and stupid. Some mean and violent, stealing from family, friends, anyone for another ‘high’ .

Our Police Force is making great efforts to keep Law and Order in our country without having to go around checking on abusers causing a stir when over their residential ‘Weed’ limit!

Or growing too many weed plants over the lawful limit!

If world studies have proven marijuana to be the one and only cure or relief of pain for certain illnesses, then the decision makers of the country and the practitioners will hopefully work out a careful conclusion. Although, here again, it will demand more on our Police Force to monitor prescriptions too!!

Our new Government is trying hard to cover as much as they can for the country and people with very limited finances without having to try something which some areas think may be okay without much time for those trials to say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’!

As a Bahamian who has worked with many people through the mild to potent drug scourge of the 80’s, I don’t think we’re anywhere near ready for a free for all with drugs.

LOU MOSELEY CUEVAS

Nassau

January 14, 2018.