Rastafarians Opening Up Caribbean Cannabis Farms To Build Flourishing Medical Industry
After a 2018 amnesty, the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines is now backing Rastafarian growers’ efforts
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For Rastafarians, Marijuana Is Sacred. Should the Law Account for That?
Members of the religious group would like to see New York’s cannabis legalization law revised to include accommodations for those who use the drug in worship.
Volcanic Eruption Devastates St. Vincent’s Cannabis Growers
CANNABIS CULTURE – The eruption of La Soufrière, a volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, has devastated the local Rastafari community who have been unable to receive any financial relief from the government.
After a Bright Start, Zimbabwe’s Legal Cannabis Market Hits the Skids
CANNABIS CULTURE – Zimbabwe’s cannabis legalization initiative once held great promise, but now government overreach and excess taxation have ground progress down to a halt — and sent many back to the black market.
Global Pandemic Forces Jamaicans Out of the Closet on Cannabis Use
CANNABIS CULTURE – Jamaica has long been associated with cannabis. Reggae music, Bob Marley, Dreadlocks all celebrate the use of the ganja plant. Yet what most foreigners dont know, is cannabis use is frowned on by most Jamaicans.
Jamaica’s Traditional Growers Demand Inclusion in Legal Market
CANNABIS CULTURE – “They are the traditional farmers, they’ve suffered and they’ve struggled. They must be included into the framework of the legal ganja industry.”
Jamaica is About to Decriminalize Ganja
The home of Rastafari and Bob Marley is taking the first step toward freeing the weed.
Police Raid Rasta Dope Plantings, One Dead
Police have arrested nine people and confiscated truckloads of dagga plants in a raid on a Rastafarian settlement on the Cape Flats, Cape Town metro police said on Friday.
New Bob Marley Album Released on His 65th Birthday
On February 2, 2010, in commemoration of Bob Marley’s 65th birthday, Tuff Gong will issue a new digital-only collection, In Dub Vol. 1, exclusively on iTunes.
Rastafari: The Secret History of the Marijuana Religion
CANNABIS CULTURE - The history of Rastafari's prophets, and its influence on Jamaica and the world.
