Govt’s `free up the weed’ bill sent to select committee – -opposition version thrown out

A government bill that seeks to remove custodial sentences for the possession of  less than 30 grammes of cannabis was sent to a select committee of Parliament on Thursday while an opposition motion to introduce a separate bill setting the no-jail amount at 500 grammes was defeated.

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