Jamaica considers marijuana legalization
I was just as surprised by this headline as you were: marijuana isn't already legal in Jamaica?
Despite the fact that government commissions recommended legalizing pot in 2001 and 2003, marijuana is still illegal in Jamaica. Of course, a sizable minority of Jamaica's 2.6 million people are Rastafarians, many of whom use the drug as part of their religion and have long argued that it should be legal.
Jamaica's courts, like those in the United States, are inundated with marijuana-related cases, but the Caribbean nation may face economic sanctions from the U.S. if they legalize the drug.
A seven-member government panel has recently been exploring the idea of drug law reform, and Jamaica's Deputy Prime Minister says that their report and recommendations will be complete in the near future.
We'll keep you posted, Trustafarians.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mar 2nd 2008 @ 6:05PM
Mikael said...
"Jamaica's courts, like those in the United States, are inundated with marijuana-related cases, but the Caribbean nation may face economic sanctions from the U.S. if they legalize the drug."
It's sad a country can't do what they want to respect their religion without the US deciding to interfere. How exactly does legalising marijuana in Jamaica affect the US? And how is it any of the US business in the first place?
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Mar 2nd 2008 @ 10:24PM
captain underpants and the bringdown gang said...
Its because if the Jamaicans legalize it and the world DOESN'T break down..more Americans will be like...ooh pot isn't evil.
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Mar 6th 2008 @ 11:18PM
jesse said...
the fuckin US government are ruining this for everyone. It would already be legal in Canada if it werent for the states doing the same damn thing. they threatened trade sanctions with Canada if it were legalized, which is stupid because if the states stopped trading with Canada it would hurt them more than it would hurt Canada. I say the rest of the world should legalize and be threatening not to trade with the states
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Mar 30th 2008 @ 7:44PM
Trinity said...
pot,weed whatever you want to call it should be legal......Hell it's in thier Damn religon......THE UNTIED STATES should stay out of Jamicas bussiness .....and i'm from THE UNTIED STATES!!!!!
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Jun 6th 2008 @ 9:08AM
Shermaine said...
i think that marijuana should be legal in jamaica because it is not harmfull to peoples bodies it acually is a lie that it is bad for you and that it is illegal.
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Jul 11th 2008 @ 1:20PM
kevin said...
I thank that every country including the U.S. should legalize it to rais the economy the us spent over 4 billion$ last year alone to prevent marijuana and has done no got I smoke it every day
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Oct 25th 2008 @ 7:10PM
Dee said...
I guess that's why you can't spell, Kevin. You've killed too many brain cells.
Nov 20th 2008 @ 3:53PM
Mike said...
At least he has spelled Marijuana correct, and Shermaine whoever told that's marijuana isnt bad for you must be a huge pothead. If cigarettes are bad for you, and they have a filter.... Hmmmm you figure it out.
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Nov 27th 2008 @ 2:49AM
pakalolosmoker said...
Gee Mike you are such the intelligent person criticizing everyone else on something you must not know much about. First even smoked marijuana is not as harmful as cigarettes and if you grow it yourself it would not be altered like the cigarettes that are regulated by the US and sold by greedy corporations which we now know have been. Then again not everyone chooses to smoke it there are even safer ways of using it.
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