Local producers have responded to requests and many do have CBD products or strains with higher levels of CBD available. CANNABIS CULTURE – Jamaica has long been associated with cannabis. The legal cannabis industry in Jamaica does have an ally on their side in the Government established body, the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA). On the surface, Jamaicans are very tolerant of cannabis use, but the stigma remains. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Google searches for CBD products and related information have spiked in Jamaica, trending similar to searches for Coronavirus and Covid-19.
CANNABIS CULTURE – Jamaica has long been associated with cannabis. Reggae music, Bob Marley, Dreadlocks all celebrate the use of the ganja plant. Yet what most foreigners dont know, is cannabis use is frowned on by most Jamaicans.
The remnants of the decades-old, US-led “War On Drugs” still resonates in the psyche of the island. The cultural propaganda, coupled with the Christian backbone of Jamaican society, leaves many still believing ganja is the “devil’s weed” and drives people insane.
The Rastafarian Community was demonized for their social, religious and political views, so their Sacramental use of the plant added further...
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