Jamaica is considering the legalisation of marijuana, a drug revered by members of the island's large Rastafarian population who say smoking it is part of their religion.A seven-member government commission has been researching possible changes to the Caribbean nation's anti-drug laws, which some police complain are clogging courts and jails with marijuana-related cases, a government official said."We have discussed it, and we are preparing a report to present to the prime minister," said Deputy Prime Minister Kenneth Baugh.In 2003, a government commission recommended legalising marijuana in small amounts for personal use.But lawmakers never acted, saying legalisation might entail loss of their country's US anti-drug certification. Countries that lose it face economic sanctions.A US State Department report on Friday said Jamaica is the largest producer of marijuana in the Caribbean and a major hub for drugs bound for the US.Members of the Rastafarian movement, which emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s out of anger over the oppression of blacks, have long lobbied for the legalisation of the drug that they say brings them closer to the divine.There are an estimated 700,000 Rastafarians in the world, most of them among Jamaica's 2.6 million people.
Mainly Americans who will then come back from their vacation in America, Ordered to do a drug test by their boss and then be swiftly fired. Isn't the system Magical?When you think about it though in some senses Marijuana is less dangerous than alot of other drugs and alcohol. Don't really see why it was banned in the first place.
Quote from: greyfox on March 05, 2008, 03:22:57 PMMainly Americans who will then come back from their vacation in America, Ordered to do a drug test by their boss and then be swiftly fired. Isn't the system Magical?When you think about it though in some senses Marijuana is less dangerous than alot of other drugs and alcohol. Don't really see why it was banned in the first place.maybe because it is after all affecting your senses and reflexes, hence operating heavy equipment like a crane or even driving a car can pose serious risks to others.
Quote from: Redlum08 on March 05, 2008, 03:26:53 PMQuote from: greyfox on March 05, 2008, 03:22:57 PMMainly Americans who will then come back from their vacation in America, Ordered to do a drug test by their boss and then be swiftly fired. Isn't the system Magical?When you think about it though in some senses Marijuana is less dangerous than alot of other drugs and alcohol. Don't really see why it was banned in the first place.maybe because it is after all affecting your senses and reflexes, hence operating heavy equipment like a crane or even driving a car can pose serious risks to others.But doesn't Alcohol have pretty much that same effect on you?
When you think about it though in some senses Marijuana is less dangerous than alot of other drugs and alcohol. Don't really see why it was banned in the first place.
