Pacific

CNMI Senate mulls marijuana legalisation

16:25 pm on 4 April 2014

The Senate of the Northern Marianas is considering discussing a bill that will legalise marijuana for medicinal and recreational use in the islands.

The issue in debating Representative Christopher Leon Guerroro's bill seeking to decriminalise possession of small amounts of marijuana and raise the monetary fines instead.

Talks about legalising the use of marijuana asr Colorado is looking to earn nearly one billion US dollars in sales next fiscal year after legalising marijuana use in 2012.