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  • Jamaica anticipates a marijuana rush as decriminalisation looms – but is it too late?

    Sunday, 15 June 2014

    Possession of a mere handful of marijuana has for decades clogged Jamaican courts with petty cases and distracted an undermanned police force from tackling the crime cartels pushing drugs and guns. T ...

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  • Ganja laws: The Government's case for reform

    Saturday, 14 June 2014

    On June 2, Cabinet approved certain changes to the law relating to ganja. These relate to the possession of small quantities for personal use, the smoking of ganja in private places and the use of ga ...

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    caricom | caribbean | jamaica | medical cannabis | drug courts | cannabis | decriminalization
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  • Jamaica set to decriminalise marijuana for personal use

    Thursday, 12 June 2014

    In Jamaica, plans are in the making for the decriminalisation of possession of small amounts of marijuana. "Cabinet approved certain changes to the law relating to ganja (marijuana). These relate to ...

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  • Cabinet approves proposal to decriminalise small amounts of ganja

    Thursday, 12 June 2014

    The Jamaican government has approved proposed amendments to the law that will decriminalise the possession of small amounts of ganja. Justice Minister Mark Golding says the government will soon table ...

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  • Ganja advocates demand gov't develops 12-point plan for the industry

    Saturday, 24 May 2014

    At the first Cannabis Conference held at the University of the West Indies, stakeholders have called for the criminal records of persons convicted for smoking small amounts of ganja to be expunged an ...

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  • Caribbean countries consider loosening marijuana laws

    Friday, 28 March 2014

    In Saint Vincent and across the Caribbean, marijuana is illegal, yet it is widely used, freely sold and openly puffed. It’s evidence of the shifting attitudes over pot. Now, for the first time, Carib ...

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  • Jamaica's marijuana growers split on legalisation

    Thursday, 13 March 2014

    In Jamaica, marijuana, or ganja, as it is more commonly known on the Caribbean island, is used in religious ceremonies by Rastafarians and as a herbal medicine by many others. But it is not just grow ...

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  • Caricom leaders to debate marijuana legalization

    Friday, 07 March 2014

    Researchers with a Caribbean trade bloc have found that decriminalizing marijuana and exploring its use for medicinal purposes could help boost the region's sluggish economy. Caricom leaders are expe ...

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  • Jamaica to decriminalise ganja by year end - gov't official

    Saturday, 22 February 2014

    Jamaica is to decriminalise ganja by year end as the government moves to capitalise on the booming marijuana trade internationally, said Science and Technology Minister Phillip Paulwell. The minister ...

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  • Why is Raymond Pryce so high on ganja?

    Monday, 27 January 2014

    Raymond Pryce, the North East St Elizabeth member of parliament, is not only a lobbyist for decriminalisation /legalisation of ganja. He plans to optimise on his grandmother's remedies, once the Jama ...

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  • Local medical marijuana firm to open next week

    Saturday, 30 November 2013

    History is expected to be created next week when Jamaica's first medical marijuana company, which is intended to be instrumental in extracting the medicinal value from the addictive elements of ganja ...

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  • Most Jamaicans support ganja decriminalisation - study

    Wednesday, 27 November 2013

    A recent study has found that a majority of Jamaica’s population may be in support of relaxing the laws prohibiting the use of marijuana. The study, which was conducted by pollster Don Anderson, reve ...

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  • Follow Colorado on ganja

    Thursday, 07 November 2013

    The sky hasn't fallen in either Colorado, Washington State or anywhere over the United States. And it won't in Jamaica. It is high time, therefore, that our Government end the procrastination and leg ...

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  • Gov't actively looking into reforming ganja law

    Sunday, 27 October 2013

    Justice Minister Mark Golding has said consideration is being given to reforming the law relating to ganja in Jamaica to allow its use, but within certain parameters. Those boundaries include possess ...

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  • Weed: Decriminalise to stabilise

    Saturday, 26 October 2013

    Jamaica's current volatile security environment and its economic malaise are reasons enough to seriously consider joining their Latin American counterparts to debate a raft of new policy options, not ...

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  • Justify the weed - Justice minister to make constitutional case for revising ganja law

    Saturday, 26 October 2013

    With Jamaica's Ministry of Justice positioning itself to seek approval from Cabinet for the decriminalisation of marijuana, the justice minister Mark Golding said the country is to advance constituti ...

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  • Lawmakers give nod to decriminalisation of ganja

    Tuesday, 08 October 2013

    Lawmakers in Jamaica gave the nod to Raymond Pryce's motion calling for the decriminalisation of ganja following two weeks of debate which saw members on the government side split on the issue. Despi ...

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  • Cabinet to consider changes to ganja laws

    Sunday, 06 October 2013

    Justice Minister Mark Golding says international events and changes in the United States - the chief opponent of Jamaica's decriminalisation efforts over the years - make this the right time for lawm ...

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  • Jamaica lawmakers debate pot decriminalization

    Monday, 23 September 2013

    Lawmakers in Jamaica debated a proposal to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use by adults, where many islanders are expressing weariness with current drug polic ...

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  • Gutless governments

    Saturday, 31 August 2013

    Successive administrations are being accused of spinelessness in the pursuit of any venture aimed at legitimately utilising marijuana products in health and tourism to catapult Jamaica's limping econ ...

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  • Shame, classism still define ganja smoking

    Saturday, 31 August 2013

    Advocates for the decriminalisation at a recent Gleaner Editors' Forum said it was unfortunate that the image of ganja users has remained the same for years, when usage cuts across all social classes ...

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  • Ganja legalisation gaining traction

    Monday, 05 August 2013

    The world is watching, with keen eyes, as legislators in Montevideo inch ever so close to making Uruguay the first country ever to legalise the production, sale and use of ganja. The bill narrowly pa ...

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  • Legalise ganja to treat HIV, cancer, doctors tell gov't

    Saturday, 22 December 2012

    Marcus Day of the Caribbean Drug and Alcohol Research Institute believes the time has come for regional governments to legalise marijuana to counteract the spread of HIV. "We encourage the crack smok ...

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  • Is the war on drugs in the Caribbean going up in smoke?

    Thursday, 26 July 2012

    With the decimation of St Lucia’s banana industry due to the collapse of preferential trade agreements with Europe, land which was once used to cultivate bananas is now being used to grow marijuana, ...

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  • Jamaica panel to review pot decriminalization

    Wednesday, 13 April 2011

    Top government officials will review recommendations to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal and religious use in Jamaica. Six Cabinet ministers in Prime Minister Bruce ...

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  • Crack Heads and Roots Daughters

    Tuesday, 01 January 2002
    Crack Heads and Roots Daughters

    An ethnographic study of women and drug use in inner city neighborhoods in Kingston, Jamaica, revealed that cannabis is commonly used in conjunction with crack cocaine to minimize the undesirable eff ...

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    sacramental use | scientific research | caribbean | jamaica | crack | gateway theory | cannabis | safer crack | substitution treatment | harm reduction
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