Not Far Enough With Ganja Plan- Gleaner

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EDITORIAL - Not Far Enough With Ganja Plan
Published: Sunday | June 15, 2014 0 Comments
The devil, they say, is in the details. In that regard, we await the specifics of the legislative amendments promised by the justice minister, Mark Golding, to decriminalise the use of marijuana, or, as we call it in Jamaica, ganja.

Nonetheless, this newspaper supports the proposals that have been approved by the Cabinet, and outlined by Mr Golding last week, although we believe that even as an initial step, they do not go far enough.

In so far as we understand the plan, to be given effect by legislation Mr Golding says he will table before Parliament goes on its summer recess, the most fundamental undertaking will be the clearing of criminal records of tens of thousands of people in Jamaica, mostly young men who have been convicted for the possession of small amounts of ganja.

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GOLDING… the proposed changes to the law are consistent with the positions adopted by several countries

A lightly edited version of Justice Minister Mark Golding's statement last Thursday on reforms to the laws relating to ganja.


On Monday, June 2, Cabinet approved certain changes to the law relating to ganja. These relate to the possession of small quantities for personal use, the smoking of ganja in private places and the use of ganja for medical/medicinal purposes.

Approval has been given also to a proposal for the decriminalisation of the use of ganja for religious purposes. These changes have been under consideration for some time, but the necessary internal consultations and consequential refinements had to be undertaken before submission in April for Cabinet's consideration.

The changes to the law contemplated are not novel. The decriminalisation of ganja in Jamaica has been the subject of considerable study and recommendations over the years. A 1977 Joint Select Committee of Parliament which reviewed ganja use and legislation, stopped short of recommending its legalisation, but recommended that there was a substantial case for decriminalisation for personal/private use, with no penalty for quantities up to two ounces. It also recommended that the prescription of marijuana for medicinal use should be lawful.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/colum...eform_16895074

[Sir X]

As simple as that H.L and Historian..... Golding mek sense...lol....sound legal to me or legal for the big man ,Rasta should be able to sell I'm ganja in bulk, in fact man and man.