Police crackdown sparks fresh calls for decriminalisation of cannabis

The organisation serving members of the island’s emerging cannabis industry is calling on the government for updates on the decriminalisation of marijuana, following a police crackdown that led to the destruction of more than 1 300 cannabis plants and the arrest of two men in Laborie.Interim president of the Herbal Cooperative, Andre Pancho de Caires, has expressed frustration at delays in passing the necessary legislation.