The Jamaian Senate on Friday morning commenced debate on amendments to the Criminal Records Act. This is in keeping with the Government’s move to clear the records of persons caught with small quantities of ganja.
The debate was opened by Justice Minister Senator Mark Golding.
The bill makes provision for automatic expungement of convictions for certain minor ganja related offences. It states that where a fine has been imposed for smoking ganja, it should not be entered on the criminal record of the offender. Mr Golding said that the expungement will apply to previous and future records.
It was on June 12 that Senator Golding announced a number of changes to the country’s highly restrictive anti-ganja regime, including the decriminalisation of possession of small quantities of the substance, and for the expungement of criminal records relating to such offences.
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Senate beging debate on Criminal Records Act
