The State is criminal in its acceptance of this grave injustice

May 31, 2019 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

I have been vocal in my call and rigorous in the campaign to see the decriminalisation of small amounts of marijuana, which would see young people not being jailed in the event they possess minute portions of that particular herb.
Our government seems to want to go to the polls with the expectation of triumphing, while they remain steeped in their unwillingness to deliver on their promise in this particular instance.
Oppression of the Guyanese people in any form is unjust and unacceptable. What adds insult to injury is that our government’s grandstanding in the issuance of substantial numbers of tickets to the Guyanese people to see Buju Banton perform at the National Stadium last week is nothing short of hypocrisy. Buju represents my generation and our younger generation who have called and are still calling, for the legalisation of marijuana.
I have been very clear in my call over the years for the people never to accept promises that are not kept by political leaders.
I am calling on President David Granger to pardon those persons sentenced and spending months and years in prison to be reunited with their families and loved ones. I am calling for this government to change the legislation.
The State is criminal in its acceptance of this grave injustice meted out to the Guyanese people, and it is not short now of being seen as farcical.
Faithfully yours.
Aluta Continua,
Norman K. Browne

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