Ganja in Jamaica
Setting the present history of Cannabis Sativa in Jamaica aright: A Rastafari Perspective By Robert Gordon (Ras Kahleb) It is scholarly opinion that it was the indentured laborers from eastern Asia,...
View ArticleJamaican Culture vs. Legislation
The Decriminalization of Small Quantities of Ganja Is a Must By Robert Gordon (Ras Kahleb) All throughout Jamaica’s roughly 360-year history under the British Westminster constitutional system, the...
View ArticleThe Early Exportation of Medical Ganja in Jamaica
Pinnacle Ruins C/O http://rastafarithinktank.files.wordpress.com The Historical Rastafari Settlement at Pinnacle This year commemorates the 60thanniversary of the strategic destruction of the...
View ArticleJamaica Amends Its ‘Dangerous’ Drugs Act
A Rastafari Perspective By Ras Kahleb “The reform measures approved by Cabinet have been primarily driven by the human rights and constitutional considerations prevailing in the Jamaican environment”...
View ArticleA Pound of Jamaican Freedom
The GFGPA’s Recent Call For A One Pound Amnesty The Ganja Future Growers and Producers Association (GFGPA) are increasing their social justice activism towards Ganja reform in Jamaica with an...
View ArticleMarley Natural: Rasta Merchandising vs. Intellectual Property Rights
By Ras Kahleb Marley Natural is the world’s first global Cannabis brand featuring a line of products ranging from skin creams and oils to vaporizers and Jamaican grown strains of herb. But the...
View ArticleJamaica Goes Medical and Sacramental: The Ganja Bill
By Ras Kahleb “The Ganja Bill is a new dispensation…it is the first Public Act that recognizes Rastafari” Mark Golding – MOJ Since prohibition in Jamaica during the late 1930’s the ganja plant has...
View ArticleRasta and High Times: The Jamaican World Cannabis Cup
By Ras Kahelb Since the passing of the Ganja Bill in Jamaica new opportunities are being embarked upon by ganja farmers and leaders of the Rastafari community. Recently, an elder from the Nyahbinghi...
View ArticleJamaica Rising: From Legislation to Regulation
Ras Kahleb In 2015 Jamaica became the first Caribbean country to decriminalize cannabis, despite its obligation to international drug treaties and pressure from the US. Given the fascinating and...
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