Rasta:Gov blowing hot air instead of Holy smoke

[Sir X]

The holy herb is a sacred part of the worship of the Rastafarian community, and it is viewed very differently from the men who smoke ganja on the corner.

According to the Rastafarian church leaders, ganja is only just now being decriminalised because of its commercial value.

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[Sir X]

The Government is targeting annual revenue of US$2 billion from the ganja industry when regulations to govern the sector are finally in place.

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Dr Andrew Wheatley told The Sunday Gleaner of the revenue target, indicating that plans are on in earnest to establish the legal ganja industry, with regulations to govern the trade having been sent to the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel by the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA).

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[Sir X]

Taxing the weed the wrong way:Puts the people against civility

For years, one of the most open secrets in the Corporate Area was that the section of the Coronation Market ‘Grass Yard’ was the place to get the best ‘high-grade’ ganja in whatever quantity one desired.

For the sellers, it seemed that an unspoken deal had been entered into with the police, who would hardly venture into the area despite persons walking around with large quantities of the weed.

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