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A top Consultant psychiatrist wants a review of the age at which youth are allowed to consume or purchase marijuana and alcohol

13 October 2026
This content originally appeared on DBC Radio.
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Consultant psychiatrist at the Acute Psychiatric Unit, Dr Nadia Wallace, wants Dominica and other Caribbean Islands to review the age at which youth are allowed to consume or purchase marijuana and alcohol.

Dr Wallace says the Caribbean Islands should emulate a position adopted by Trinidad in recent times.

Consultant psychiatrist at the Acute PSYCHIATRIC Unit, Dr Nadia Wallace

The unit has organised activities to observe World Mental Health Day, which was on Saturday.