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“LEGALIZING MARIJUANA COULD BENEFIT JAMAICA’S TOURIST INDUSTRY” SAYS ITS TOURISM MINISTER!

“LEGALIZING MARIJUANA COULD BENEFIT JAMAICA’S TOURIST INDUSTRY” SAYS ITS TOURISM MINISTER!

  By Karyl Walker—  MCNEILL… I think from a tourism perspective, it would be good—- WITH a groundswell building up for the Government to decriminalise ganja, Tourism and Entertainment Minister Wykeham McNeill says the move would be good for tourism. McNeill, who was responding to a question posed by the Jamaica Observer at the post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston yesterday, said if the law were structured properly the country could benefit. “I think from a tourism perspective, … Read entire article »

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“JAMAICA WILL DECRIMINALIZE MARIJUANA BY THE END OF THE YEAR” SAYS GOVERNMENT MINISTER PHILLIP PAULWELL!

“JAMAICA WILL DECRIMINALIZE MARIJUANA BY THE END OF THE YEAR” SAYS GOVERNMENT MINISTER PHILLIP PAULWELL!

Ganja growing in a field. – File— Jamaica is to decriminalise ganja by year end as the government moves to capitalise on the booming marijuana trade internationally. Science and Technology Minister Phillip Paulwell told the Cannabis Commercial and Medicinal Research Task Force (CCMRT) that ganja will be decriminalised this year. Speaking with The Gleaner/ Power 106 News Centre this afternoon, the minister confirmed that ganja will be decriminalised this year in keeping with parliamentary approval. Paulwell, late last year, had come … Read entire article »

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MARLEY’S GRANDDAUGHTER FIND FOR WEED!

MARLEY’S GRANDDAUGHTER FIND FOR WEED!

From The Jamaica Observer Sunday, December 25, 2011 DONISHA Prendergast, the granddaughter of reggae legend Bob Marley, was on Thursday fined $100 after pleading guilty in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court to possession of a small quantity of marijuana. The 26-year-old Prendergast paid the fine and avoided being sent to jail for 10 days. PRENDERGAST… cops found three bags containing the ganja   Prendergast was arrested on November 21 after police officers, who were doing spot-checks along Water Lane in … Read entire article »

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