Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said yesterday he was “very disturbed” and “upset” when a preliminary report by the Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana was leaked to The Nassau Guardian last month, noting that it compromised his Cabinet and the commission. “I haven’t seen the report yet,” Minnis said. He added, “[I] was very disturbed that the report had leaked out. I was very disturbed because it compromised my Cabinet colleagues and myself. The press made statements. They asked us questions. We could not respond because we didn’t see it.” In July 2018, the CARICOM Regional Commission on Marijuana recommended the declassification of marijuana as a dangerous drug in all legislation and the reclassification of the drug as a controlled substance, noting it should be treated similarly to tobacco and alcohol. One month later, Cabinet approved the makeup of a commission, which was under the purview of the Ministry of Health, tasked with examining the issue of marijuana in The Bahamas in order to make recommendations to the government. Its recommendations are expected to be tabled and discussed in Parliament.

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