The United States is not comfortable with Jamaica’s push to decriminalize weed.  By Arlene Martin-Wilkins—-  BROWNFIELD… Jamaica must be mindful of international drug treaties—- WASHINGTON, DC, — The United States Government has signalled some discomfort with Jamaica’s move to decriminalise marijuana for specific uses. According to assistant secretary of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), William R Brownfield, there is a possibility that the move could increase inflows of marijuana from Jamaica that now accounts for 80 per cent of ganja illegally smuggled into that country. Brownfield said that, while the US must be tolerant of national policies to combat the illicit trade of ganja, Jamaica must be mindful of international drug treaties to which it is a signatory. Brownfield was responding to a question concerning last Friday’s tabling of the Dangerous Drugs … Read entire article »