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Dennis Lister III, JP, MP

Dennis Lister III, JP, MP

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29 Nov 2019 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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And us as the inhabitants of this earth, we have the power and it is our responsibility to take control of this earth. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
15 Nov 2019 House of Assembly
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4 words
Good morning, Mr. Speaker.
15 Nov 2019 House of Assembly
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317 words
Good morning to the House and to the listening audience. I just rise to give some congratulations to a few members of the public. First off, to Ms. Tanaya Tucker who, on November 1st, was called to the bar in Bermuda to serve as a lawyer. Personally, I know her. She is also a constituent of mine. But when you …
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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184 words
Good morning, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Good morning to the House and to the li stening public. I first want to start by sending condolences to [the family of] a constituent of mine, Ms. Marjorie S imons, from Spice Hill Road, Warwick, who, sadly, passed away. I would also like to add my comments on the passing of Ms. Karen Greene, …
26 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Good evening, Mr. Speaker.
26 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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I have to gather my stuff after sitting for so long. Mr. Speaker, I would like to start off by quoting one of the great intellectual minds of the past ce ntury, Albert Einstein. He is credited with saying, the definition of “insanity is doing the sam e thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” Mr. Speaker, …
26 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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In the Budget Reply, it states on page 17, under Regulate and tax cannabis, “Mr. Speaker, any discussion of options for additional re venue should include the regulation of cannabis. The State of Colorado is expected to earn $134 milli on in direct taxation from its newly regulated cannabis i ndustry. They are spending that money on school co nstruction, …
26 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Oh, I am almost finished.
26 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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“When our island is faced with cuts to education, health care and social programmes, I think the better choice is to regulate and tax cannabis to ensure that the budget and the economy can benefit. A regulated industry . . . [will welcome] this activity from the shadows; reduce associated law enforcement expenses; contain adequate safeguards for children and restrictions …
26 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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End quote. [Laughter]
26 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Yes. I finished that quote.
26 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, the war on drugs has been fought for 70 years. But we must go back further than that to understand. We m ust go back further than that to understand why we are at where we are today. Mr. Speaker, prior to the early 1900s, prior to the early 1900s, Mr. Speaker, marijuana was a cash crop in …
26 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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360 words
They decriminalised it, but they treat it as a health issue versus a criminal issue. In Portugal, if you are caught with a drug, you do not go to court. You do not go to criminal court or through a criminal process. You go through a health court. You are sent for rehabilitation. Because they realise that addressing the problem, …
26 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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All right. [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]
26 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Yes. Can I be obliged to read from this article?
26 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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All right. “ 5Policy [in Holland] has been to largely tolerate the sale of soft drugs while strongly suppressing the sale, circulation and use of hard drugs, effectively separating it into two markets.” So, Mr. Speaker, again, they tr eat marijuana as a soft drug different from the harder drugs. Now, Mr. Speaker, in Canada— in Canada, as of last …
26 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Yes. So, Mr. Speaker, cannabis in Canada was legalised on October 17, 2018. And, Mr. Speaker — [Inaudible interjection and laughter ] 5 Wikipedi a “Drug policy of the Netherlands” Mr. Dennis Lister III: Yes, and again with your indu lgence, Mr. Speaker, can I read this short paragraph?
26 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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“ 6On October 17th, 2018 cannabis became legal in Canada. The purpose of the Can-nabis Act is to protect public health, public safety and to ‘[. . .] create a strict legal framework to control the production, distribution, sale and possession of can-nabis across Canada.’ The Cannabis Act aims to ac-complish 3 goals; keep cannabis out of the hands of …
26 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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So, Mr. Speaker, we might ask, How does this relate to Bermuda? Well, how it relates to Bermuda––because, Mr. Speaker, as stated in the Budget Reply in 2014/15 . . . (waiting for it to load again. Waiting for it to load). All right, Mr. Speaker, it states that the revenue— when we are faced with cuts to our education, …
26 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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185 words
I have already spoken to him. But, Mr. Speaker, giving our licences, permits . . . Just as we introduced the sugar tax, people have still purchased sugary products, because it is what they want. So, if we tax and legislate marijuana correctly, Mr . Speaker, those who do want to participate, buy it, whatever they want to do, we …