By Alric Lindsay A man on a probation order that requires him to submit to random drug testing drew a sharp rebuke from the Chief Magistrate in Summary Court today, August 11, 2026, after it emerged that the man...
By Alric Lindsay Today, June 4, 2026, a 17-year-old U.S. citizen narrowly avoided a criminal conviction after pleading guilty to the importation of controlled drugs into the Cayman Islands, in the form of gummies. The teen was granted an...
By Alric Lindsay Michael Rory Moncrieffe, a local man with an unblemished employment record of over two decades, received a conditional discharge for possession and consumption of cannabis today, June 3, 2026. The Chief Magistrate acknowledged the quantity of...
By Alric Lindsay A man appeared in the Summary Court on September 29, 2025, to face a charge of importation of 10.8 grams of cannabis. He had a medical card from Florida and brought the cannabis for a medical...
By Alric Lindsay On Friday, July 25, 2025, Attorney Richard Barton appeared before Justice Richards in the Grand Court to appeal the Summary Court judgment of Chicora Welborn, who imported 94 gummies, a jar of cannabis cream and pre-rolled...
By Alric Lindsay In an interview with Elvis McKeever in Cayman Brac on February 4, 2025, he predicted that there would be an overwhelming “yes” vote for the decriminalisation of cannabis on election day on April 30, 2025. He...
By Alric Lindsay According to a December 2024 gazette publication, parliamentarians are expected to discuss a referendum bill, including whether the possession of small amounts of cannabis should be decriminalised. Pending that Parliamentary debate and subsequent votes by voters,...
By Alric Lindsay According to the Official Hansard Report dated Wednesday, December 7, 2022, MPs voted “yes” to Government Motion No. 3 of 2022-2023, addressing a referendum on national lottery and decriminalising small quantities of cannabis. Subsequently, on October...
By Alric Lindsay Christopher Eric Dufour appeared in the Summary Court today, December 18, 2024, to be sentenced for cultivating ganja, possession of ganja with intent to supply and possession of a utensil used in the consumption of ganja. ...
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