{"id":57077,"date":"2023-05-19T20:38:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T20:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/singapore-executes-second-man-in-less-than-a-month-for-trafficking-3-pounds-of-weed\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T20:38:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T20:38:05","slug":"singapore-executes-second-man-in-less-than-a-month-for-trafficking-3-pounds-of-weed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/singapore-executes-second-man-in-less-than-a-month-for-trafficking-3-pounds-of-weed\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Executes Second Man in Less Than a Month for Trafficking 3 Pounds of Weed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Singapore has executed<\/u><\/a> two men for non-violent cannabis crimes in less than three weeks, despite a global effort to encourage the city-state to update its barbaric drug laws.<\/p>\n

This Wednesday, Singapore hung a 37-year-old man for allegedly trafficking 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds) of cannabis, which is a capital offense under the city-state’s draconian drug laws. The man, who remains unnamed at his family’s request, was arrested for weed seven years ago, and eventually convicted and sentenced to death in 2019. <\/p>\n

In his defense, the man argued that he actually possessed a much smaller amount of cannabis, which was solely for his own personal use. This year, he filed a last-ditch effort to reopen his case, presenting DNA evidence and fingerprints that supported his claim. The courts dismissed his appeal without a hearing, however, and promptly sent him to the gallows.<\/p>\n