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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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.”
Jamaicans Take Charge of ‘Ganja Fest’
After a mere one-year partnership arrangement with the world-renown High Times Magazine, the local-based group Rastafari In Inity (RII) will be taking full control of the 2016 staging of the annual ganja festival, Rastafari Rootzfest,
Jamaica’s Cannabis Roots: The History of Ganja on the Island
As many of you know, Jamaica is a beautiful little country that's rich in history, but how did it become so synonymous with cannabis culture?
Jamaica Will Decriminalize Marijuana Possession
Jamaica will decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana, the government announced today. It will also allow possession for some medical and scientific purposes. And it will allow possession for religious purposes.
Jamaica Panel to Review Pot Decriminalization
Top government officials will review recommendations to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal and religious use in Jamaica, which is the Caribbean's largest pot exporter to the U.S.
Ten Weeks in South Africa
South Africa first banned cannabis in 1911. Along with Egypt, it led the fight in the League of Nations to have it prohibited world-wide. South Africa's system of racial separation (apartheid) gained it general condemnation and sanctions. In April of this year South Africa held its first multi-racial elections, hopefully ushering in an era of peaceful change and further evolution. -Ed
