Why is weed illegal in Jamaica despite REGGAE MUSIC's long-running ganja advocacy?

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Yes, Jamaica, the home of Peter 'Legalize it' Tosh and Bob Marley. Read up on it here: Legalize It: Marijuana's Relationship with Reggae and Its Future Prospects in Jamaica | Billboard

[AllAboutCams]

When i went over people where very open about where the weeds grows and where to get it i don't think they care if its illegal or not.

[baddog]

Because laws are not written by musicians?

[hadden]

i don't think they care if its illegal or not.

Sounds like here

[The Porn Nerd]

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420 4ever.

[sonofsam]

Because laws are not written by musicians?

astute observation, baddog... I didn't realize the potheads of Colorado were law-makers... You are such an idiot, it blows my mind.

[SteveHardeman]

A Jamaican once told me they tried to legalize it but the Unites States incentivized the Jamaican government to stop it. Not sure if that's true but sounds probable.

[k0nr4d]

It's not illegal anymore, they decriminialized it last year iirc. It's also not actually enforced. Jamaican guy once told me that if you get some asshole cop that actually tickets or arrests you for it, in court the judge will give you like a $1 fine or some crap like that and in a stern voice tell you to not do it again.

[nikki99]

their homophobic religion needs some free speech lesson

[AdultB2B]

Weed is illegal in Jamaica just like prostitution is illegal in Thailand.

Both go on in the open with no problem whatsoever.

[RummyBoy]

Yes, Jamaica, the home of Peter 'Legalize it' Tosh

Soma Dem Call It Ganja..... Legalize it, yeah, yeah... that's the best thing you can do.

[CaptainHowdy]

Because laws are not written by musicians?

I thank Plato for that ...

[JA$ON]

Because if it was legal, then the corrupt government officials wouldn't have 100% control over its production, distribution and export.

you think the cartels in Mexico want to see legalized Marijuana? LOL

[MiamiBoyz]

Because like all governments theirs is just as full of shit and hypocrisy. So they can keep it illegal on the books to pick and choose when they want to enforce the law and still not hurt the tourist industry that they rely on.

Simple as that.

[baddog]

their homophobic religion needs some free speech lesson

What does homosexuality have to do with free speech?