Vanuatu gives eight villagers community work for cannabis offences
Eight first offenders from Bankir village on Malekula each received fifty hours of community work and six months’ probation for cannabis cultivation or possession.[@1] The case concerned conduct dating to 2009, with several defendants describing single small plants.[@1] The judge applied the 2013 personal-growing guidance and warned one defendant that his church belief did not permit him to…
🇻🇺 Vanuatu
Eight first offenders from Bankir village on Malekula each received fifty hours of community work and six months’ probation for cannabis cultivation or possession.[1] The case concerned conduct dating to 2009, with several defendants describing single small plants.[1] The judge applied the 2013 personal-growing guidance and warned one defendant that his church belief did not permit him to continue growing cannabis.[1][1]
Sources
- small cannabis grows and personal possession. Public Prosecutor v Lovis, 2017. Supreme Court, 1 September 2017; paragraphs 1–28, especially reproduction of Wetul guidelines at paragraph 24.