Jeff Smith Signs Not Regretful Using Marijuana Instead Of Fighting For The Legality Of Its Use

JAKARTA - Jeff Smith was arrested by police with a colleague on Thursday, April 15 in the dawn. He was arrested at a base camp in the Jagakarsa area, South Jakarta. The police revealed the fact that the soap opera actor had been using marijuana for two years.

Head of West Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Detective AKBP Ronaldo Maradona Siregar in his statement on Friday, April 16, said that Jeff was medically tortured knowing when Jeff Smith had consumed marijuana. "In his confession, he admitted that he had smoked marijuana since two years ago", said Ronaldo.

When allowed to speak, Jeff first apologized, something criminals almost always do now when the police release him. "I want to apologize to my extended family and the people I care about. And also I want to apologize to all Indonesian citizens because I have become a bad example and I have done things that are not exemplary", he explained.

After delivering a police briefing, Jeff Smith expressed his personal opinion. He criticized the classification of the cannabis plant as a class I narcotics. Jeff Smith also urged the government to immediately research cannabis.

"Furthermore, in my opinion, marijuana does not deserve to be categorized as a class one narcotics. As soon as possible, Indonesia must conduct research", said Jeff Smith.

Jeff Smith's testimony is considered a form of legality struggle for the use of marijuana in Indonesia. "He is a fighter (Jeff Smith)", Dhira Narayana, Chairman of the Indonesian Cannabis Circle told VOI, Wednesday, April 20.