You obviously know absolutely nothing about the great body of medical evidence that conclusively ties serious cases of irreparable mental illness in teenagers to their smoking of today's genetically engineered super potent strains of marijuana. Your level of ignorance must have you living a truly blissful life.

... then stop blowing hot air and just visit Sandilands to get the real facts on marijuana's effects on people in our population for yourself!

... hasn't affected you (based on your assessment), but has affected others, again just visit Sandilands!!

because it is so christian like to lock people up. every point he makes is complete an utter poppycock. he just doesn't want to lose his flock and his nice cushy income.

Did you hear Neil Ellis talk about post illegal gaming regularization? He said he was shocked at the number of husbands coming in asking for help with their wives. I don't have any numbers but my intuition tells me the people who will be most at risk will be the straight laced people, the ones who never smoked, never drank, the ones who may try it because it's legal right? It can't be that bad. Drugs react differently with different people. Addictive substances work differently with different people. I think the pastor is right.

What most people in this country do not realize is that first world countries see their populations as never ending sources of income through taxes. The decriminalization of certain acts (prostitution) and drugs (mushrooms and marijuana) has nothing to do with the moral implications of those choices, but generating tax revenue. Having seen what drugs have done and is still doing to many in this country I think legalization would be a bad idea. But then again, politicians want to keep the dumbed down happy because it equals votes!

Pastor Borrows is from the streets but outside of that I’m sure he and his church did extensive research on this. I believe him and support his statement.

Pastor Burrows needs after decades....an decades...an decades....of having his Religeous Church colleagues...having weed as a religeous rite in their Rastafarian movement. Pastor Burrows first needs to have conversation with religeous colleagues brothers and sisters in the Rastafarian.

The industrial opportunities of this plant are enormous and the right to possess and consume it is a moral and personal issue - not a government or legal one. I use CBD for anxiety and joint pain and it has been a life saver. My son is presently earning his master's degree in environmental engineering. He does not drink alcohol but he uses marijuana recreationally and he is a responsible, productive and highly intelligent young man. Marijuana is far safer than alcohol/ETOH and if Bahamas does not legalize it the country will miss an incredible opportunity to provide jobs and industrial growth to the country.

Then ban Alcohol, fast food, sodas, smoking cigarettes, being fat and many other things as these all cause issues. But no the mighty weed is the one to worry about.

The Christian counsel’s position on marijuana, well that’s rich!

A bunch of backwards religious wing nuts who believe in a fairytale god and antiquated teachings from books “from the fairytale god”; they have an opinion. Just wait well I get a pen so I can take notes.

Better yet, abandon your religion, which you should have already done due to the barbaric views it holds and has held since inception. The get an education on a subject before you open your mouth.

Why does anyone give these “POS” a platform to speak.

--- freedom of expression is a fundamental human right even if those views may differ from the views of others. Who gets to decide which opinions are the only ones worth hearing?

I don’t object to anyone’s free speech or opinion, but in no way is the platform given to religious dogma preaching measured or equal or proportionate in regards being heard as free speech.

It is the equivalent of the corrupt voice of money in politics and equally dangerous.

Further to my response, look at history, the religious used to burn witches at the stake; witchcraft another imaginary idea. They endorsed slavery in the bible, look what a wonderful joy that brought to so many

Religious views have proved to be some of the most dangerous in history.

Currently, here, they are protecting husbands right to sex, at the cost of rape to the unwilling wife.

Do you really want the news and other platforms to help make the voice of religion heard?

… their voice is just as valid as yours or mine whether there is agreement or not!!
Actually political views are far more dangerous, just think of how many communism. authoritarianism, national socialism and all the other --isms have killed over the years. Far more than religion!

The majority of Bahamians lack the self-discipline and tact to handle legalized marijuana …….. We cannot look at North America and Europe as examples of "free societies" and compare that with our culture of slackness and unaccountability ……. If Bahamians won't stop at red lights and put on their seatbelts, why would they stop drinking/smoking weed and driving???? …… Who is going to police them and ticket all of these drunk/high persons????????? …… Bahamians like to say that they want order/discipline, but do not respond well to it.

Religion is the opiate of the people. Religious organizations in this country are completely unregulated. Anyone can start a church and begin soliciting weekly tithes. It is time that this large sector of our economy was not only regulated but also taxed. Surely the Christian Council will agree that it is only fair to give Caesar his renderings,
Yes?

the BCC shouldn't have any say in the politics of the Bahamas. We are real Bahamians with real needs that a bunch of child molesters and their fictional books can help us with.....

Ban religion, it has done more damage than anything to this world , and continues to do so.

Ask yourself, is this guy just another dirt bag flapping his gums while driving Mercedes to his big home paid for by skimming the collection plate while professing to do gods work.

... then ban politics too-- it has been the cause of virtually every war ever fought with a far higher death toll and more extensive oppression than "religion".

Religion has been the cause of many wars too

We can live without religion, hard to run a country without government

Lol. So true

Church and State separate. The Churches organized under the BCC should be doing their mandate dere jobs, calling to uplift educate instill their wonderful powerfull lasting teachings to uplift nation, from babies, Sunday Schools and in return benefits from tax exempltions etcetc. The Church is an extremely powerful role in nation building and maintaining society....just seems they have not known each other.