24 February 2015 The country's parliament passed a much-debated law allowing the possession of up to 2oz (57g) of marijuana. It will also allow for a licensing authority to oversee the medical and scientific uses of the plant. The decriminalisation measures were approved by the Jamaican cabinet last month and by its Senate in early February. Tuesday night's vote in the upper house of parliament means the measures can now be passed into law. The law will also allow Jamaica's Rastafarians to use marijuana for religious purposes. The plant is regarded as sacred by members of the faith, and has been celebrated in the island's reggae music. Jamaica's national security minister, Peter Bunting, said the law does not represent any easing of Jamaica's stance on the international drugs trade, or on the illegal cultivation of the plant. \n
Hopefully some of our other caricom countries do the same soon... Trinidad & Tobago for one and Barbados
Just got back from jamaica. Business as usual there. Its so easy to find smoke there its ridiculous. It literally finds you hardest part is deciding which of the 2-4 guys to buy from that r telling u theirs is best. I dont think this changes much for them as officials generally turned their heads at the trade anyway. Most likely this is a platform to spring into legalization from.