Cannabis find leads to arrest
A 26-year-old man from Mgarr was arrested by the police after he was found in possession of cannabis following a search.
The police said the man is expected to be arraigned in the coming days.
Magistrate Audrey Demicoli is holding an inquiry.
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David Caruana
Sep 26th 2010, 11:37
Prohibitionists and those in favour of regulation should come together and discuss rather than attacking each other. I'm sure there are valid points from both sides of the discussion.
Some might be interested to know what outgoing president of the Royal College of Physicians, Sir Ian Gilmore had to say about the subjtect : "Decriminalising drug use could drastically reduce crime and improve health"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10990921
Other good reads about the subject by Professor David Nutt and Transform Drug Policy Foundation:
http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/opus1714/Estimating_drug_harms.pdf
http://www.tdpf.org.uk/Transform_Drugs_Blueprint.pdf [3Mb]
“ This is the most thorough, evidence-based, balanced discussion of how we might move towards a more rational drugs control policy that I have seen. It should be compulsory reading for all our policy makers.”
Rod Morgan
Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice, former HM Chief Inspector of Probation, and Chairman of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
Mario Borg
Sep 26th 2010, 08:25
Great achievement!!! How sad that such irrelevant news finishes on front pages nowadays. Who cares about a guy with some pot. Get the big fish with heavy drugs police, then start blowing your trumpets.
R. Murdoch
Sep 26th 2010, 02:21
All of you who don't understand the subject of cannabis NEED to watch this documentary:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9077214414651731007#
Joe Fenech
Sep 25th 2010, 23:26
Any coherence over there??????,
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100923/local/arrigo-asked-us-to-favour-his-people
mike humphrey
Sep 25th 2010, 23:25
You know, I don't see why I should be the criminal How can something with no recorded fatalities be illegal? And how many deaths are there per year from alcohol? record show that the amount of money they spend repairing leery drunk people at the weekend pales in insignificance when the amount they spend on takeing down people with cannabis. ITS POINTLESS LEGALIZE IT!!!
Joe Fenech
Sep 25th 2010, 23:22
Educate rather than arrest.
See how even Holland is changing its drug laws after realising the problems cannabis is creating (increasing numbers of school drop outs, people unable to work, lung cancer, schizophrenia cases etc). It depends on quantities consumed of course. We're not talking about the occasional smoker.
What surprises me in Malta is that we make a fuss about someone smoking a joint. We shame him, and send him for a year or two in jail.
J.borg
Sep 25th 2010, 20:58
http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/articles/4411.html Boffa should support legalization
Karl Consiglio
Sep 25th 2010, 20:50
Couldn't just leave him smoke a joint in peace? How intense they are.
J Cassar
Sep 25th 2010, 19:28
I have NEVER heard of any cannabis ODs Get the fraudsters those are the ones who are doing a LOT of harm to our society and leaving a LOT of victims! I am one of those victims!
Agius Daniel
Sep 25th 2010, 19:01
Malta is one of the few countrys in the world in which marijuana is not discriminilized...
All this hassle for nothing OLD MENTALITY
D.Magro (mind's eye dub)
Sep 25th 2010, 18:21
"Every time I plant a seed, He say kill it before it grow, he say kill it before they grow." - Bob Marley
Neil Sant
Sep 25th 2010, 17:49
What a ridiculous waste of police resources. Legalise it!
dennis agius
Sep 25th 2010, 18:02
Oh Yeah, then we legalize the resin, cocaine, heroin, etc etc etc..............
John Camilleri
Sep 25th 2010, 18:57
D.Agius: Legalization is not a free for all. Legalization would institute government control. This means quality control, age regulations (over 21, presumably) and of course taxation. Not to mention the fact that organized crime would no longer control the market. If someone wanted to buy a bottle of vodka and a packet of cigarettes, they go to a supermarket and are thereafter responsible for their own personal use of those (very harmful) substances. At least they don't have to go to a dark alley or park at night to deal with criminals who would also offer them heroin.
TCauchi
Sep 26th 2010, 01:20
Dennis, then why should not tolerate pedophiles and rapists? ghax m'ghandux x'jaqsam xejn, ghalhekk!!!! One is one thing and another is another! (resin is the same though) lool
smifsud
Sep 25th 2010, 17:22
Cannabis is the wonder drug of our lifetime as it helps in many ways ..with reducing pain helping u sleep better and also helps with flu and colds beside helping ALS patients to eat more and live with reduced effects of the desease...and what do we do ..we put people in jail for it ...and the legal drugs that are prescribed to us are killing us slowly ...go figure ....malta wake up !!!...this is just a hot political potato that know one wants to deal with ..so the injustice continues ....
dennis agius
Sep 25th 2010, 19:23
Ikkwota minn fejn gibt din l-informazzjoni jekk joghgbok........
John Camilleri
Sep 25th 2010, 20:11
Here is one article picked at random: http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/news/20100218/medical-marijuana-has-merit-research-shows Many studies have been made in the past 10 years that directly show the amazing therapeutic potential of cannabis for many illnesses and disorders. I am a pharmacist, and I'm constantly dealing with the difficulties involved in medically treating patients without harming them. The safety profile for cannabis is unlike any other drug known to man. You can fatally destroy your liver with 30 panadols, but it takes thousands of joints smoked all at once (impossible) to inflict any sort of damage. I do not agree that a medicine should be smoked however, but it can be easily eaten (in cookies for example) or vaporized (no smoke) which would make it similar to using a typical Ventolin inhaler. Personally though, I consider legalization of cannabis for recreational use and for medical use to be two separate issues. One is about the freedom to do something that does not harm, whilst the other is about finding new ways to help ease patient suffering. (I apologise for the long post).
J.Borg
Sep 25th 2010, 17:08
What a waste of our tax money. Shouldn't the police be investigating a robbery or something like that instead of something so harmless.
Robert Callus
Sep 25th 2010, 16:58
When will these ridiculous arrests stop? Marihuana is not harmless. However it is much less harmful than the legal drug alcohol, and having it illegal does much more harm than good. http://robertcallus.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/legalising-marihuana-the-stepping-stone-theory/ Ever though of a barman as a drug dealer? Wouldn't make sense, no?
John Camilleri
Sep 25th 2010, 17:20
I agree with you there. Except to say that it really is much more harmless than most people realize. Nobody has ever died from cannabis abuse since it is impossible to consume a lethal dose. More info here: http://www.saferchoice.org/content/view/24/53/ I tend to applaud when the police arrest drug dealers since they usually traffic much more harmful substances, but arrests for cannabis possession is ludicrous - a waste of time, resources and tax-payer money. As a side note, the legalization and taxation of cannabis in California will be put to a vote on November 2nd. Current polls strongly indicate that it will pass. If so, California's state government will be the first in the world to take control of cannabis distribution and financially benefit from its taxation.
Melissa Bagley
Sep 26th 2010, 09:57
Yes, John, Proposition 19 is very interesting! There is also the argument that it may curb the activities of the Mexican cartels.