Here’s an update from FORBES Magazine on the legal status of marijuana or ganja in Jamaica for those looking to add some ganja smoking to their next visit to Jamaica. 

Depending on whom you ask, Red Stripe, Rum and Reggae are the main reasons to take a trip to Jamaica. But what they might not tell you, at least not where would-be saboteurs might be eavesdropping on the conversation, is that the best excuse to head down to the Caribbean island nation is to get your hands on some of what the natives refer to as the Ganja.

For those not privy to the lingo, we’re talking about cannabis, also known as marijuana, reefer, maui-wowie, Mr. Giggles, pot, weed, herb, smoke, grass, Mary Jane, the bubonic chronic, flower, and even broccoli. Yeah, admittedly we’re not fans of that last term either. We’re blaming the Millennials for that one.

Nevertheless, whatever the given nomenclature, marijuana has been a large part of the Jamaican culture for what seems like an eternity. But it has only been up until recently that the country began loosening its pot laws.

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