JAMAICA POT AND THE LAW

There have been various calls from numerous sectors for the legalization of
the use of marijuana, with reasons ranging from the drug being part of a
religious sacrament for Rastafarians to its uses as a recreational habit.
Perhaps it is time for the government to once again take a look at the
legalization of the drug, if for no other reasons than the potential
revenue it can bring into a country where the economy is in a downward
spiral with no signs of recovery in sight and to prevent what has happened
to the entertainer becoming a re-occurrence. Granted, the United States has
made various threats every time this possibility has come up, but the
question is, is Jamaica a sovereign nation or not? Should what is best for
Jamaica be done or not?

- -- Jamaica Star, Kingston