ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe believes the government's track to cannabis reform will lead to the establishment of a monopoly on local sale and cultivation.

Mr Munroe, QC, characterised the appointment of the Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana as a semantics game, and rebuffed suggestions that Rastafarians should wait for the body to submit its report codifying Bahamian attitudes on plant use. The BNCM has been granted a three-month extension to complete its work after missing its April deadline.

Mr Munroe represents the Bobo Ashanti, who are petitioning for recognition of their right to sacramental use of marijuana.

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