Possession of small amounts of marijuana in Jamaica will soon no longer be a criminal offense. Ganja, as pot is known locally, will also be allowed for religious, scientific and medical purposes.

Debate has long raged in Jamaica over relaxing laws prohibiting ganja but previous calls to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana fizzled out because officials feared they would bring sanctions ...

Jamaica, after much debate, has decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Legislation that passed through both houses of parliament opened the doors for the establishment of a ...