The USA still has a serious cocaine and opiate problem. While cocaine like gambling destroyed your life the opiates prescribed unwittingly by Doctors for pain, it became fiercely addictive and also suppressed the heart and lungs so thousands died. Looking back at the eighties world phenomenon and today's plight that saw thousands of lives destroyed by Marijuana which is a lesser risk than alcohol according to evidence and data. We are too intelligent to be boogeyman scare tactic on the issues locking persons up for discriminatory Marijuana possession possessed only by criminals who make millions here then contribute nothing to physical buildup of society. Canada is an aggressor Marijuana distributor that can take over our market here in a day with packaged labeled THC/CDM percentage guarantee. The USA is not as aggressive and we only see wild growth Marijuana from Jamaica here. The social ramifications from all mind altering activities are obvious from obesity alcohol use and gambling. Of them all Marijuana evidence of offense don't come close.

The sooner the government takes control and reign in prohibition to legalization , production, distribution, sales and taxation of Marijuana the better for all in order to stop these killings. Bahamian households and society have at least 60 years of Marijuana experience. It is nothing new to us. There is much-needed educational enforcement to penetrate the many social, and medical stigmas and biases as usage relates to personal choice. Armed Forces Personnel cannot use it as it would take them ten minutes to pull a weapon, as it slowes you down just too much.

Gang turf wars are not fought over which area has the the most Academic students, it flourishes as a self sustaining entity that supplies onstant monetary income, girls and protection as driving forces. In many areas cars are farmed for parts and young kids learn the art of car surgery to put money on mommy' table. At that point they are institutionalized and locked into a circle. Parents must play their part in watching the emotions, environmental tolerances, moral norms and survival strategies. It is hard to intervene when whole neighborhoods are funded by car parts and/or illegal Marijuana sales which for many becomes life or death bread on the table.

@john. Trust me that the criminals know how to navigate the law, Police methods, social psychology and the press. The Police relies on ground intelligence and have a fair enough understanding about who is who. The Law has its rules and criminals know how to navigate for their own safety, survival and benefit. Police arrest them and the law release them then street law just takes its course. Guys commit a crime then that good innocent dude smiles and hails the Police. It's a real world were only Super Man Batman and Robin catch the criminal in the act. I guess you are Robin.

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Brave is having so much difficulty navigating out of FNM covid policy. They have built so much gat ya into it waiting with a hammer around their blind bend. Caution, science and steady as she goes as this remains an evolving event getting out. The CDC is admitting to massive vaccine new data. Maybe our covid masters if long gone should keep The Bahamian people informed about vaccine harm or just keep their mouths shut.

Come on man. The Holy Bible says there is nothing new under the sun. Election over. Go rewrite the Bible.

Sad that lives were lost. That no Police were apparently involved the press are robbed of a target to throw flame on. Somehow the press will switch its narrative then find a way to blame plane police. We might soon hear lackluster response, Police should have could have this that. But when the Police acting on intelligence perform proactively they are labeled as criminals then treated as such. What we are seeing here are some stark realities. Guess this is the kind of society where the Police finds a balance away from outrageous attacks on them when they do their job. Criminals are happy that the outcry has tied Police hands. Now there is no one to cry to. But the most our Police could do now is ask the gentlemen to turn themselves in.

All we are asking is to show the data if it exists on the amount of wife's that cry wife. Or is this narrative being forced on us without supporting data of proof. Then the argument is empty. Who is the complainant here. I see a bunch of single women with voting rights threatening the gov not married women, mist of whom think the idea preposterous.

At least the CDC statement reflects some science vaccinated or not you maybe or maynot be at risk and this depends on global data and trends and not situations unique to the Bahamas. The Delta and Alpha are gone according to data. But why then is outdated vaccine that has no health effects on dominant Omicron still being advised knowing that they could possibly through viral shedding spread back the Delta variant. The pandemic is at an end in nations that got near 100% vaccine rate then 100% Omicron infection. Vaccine jabs face 100% futility against the dead Delta variant that Omicron kicked into the dustbin of history if one were to fully science on accepted narrative.