Reggae music made Jamaica an emblem for marijuana around the world when it hit back in the late 1960s. Rastafarians such as Bob Marley and Peter Tosh helped cause tourists to flock to the beaches of ...

Jamaica’s justice minister said Tuesday that legislation has been drafted to decriminalize marijuana on the Caribbean island where the drug has been pervasive but prohibited for a century. Mark ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) – Nearly 15,000 pounds (6,795 kilograms) of marijuana have gone up in smoke in Jamaica. The bonfire of seized drugs follows raids on marijuana-growing and trafficking operations ...

Jamaica showed it was more forward thinking than the U.S. last year when it decriminalized weed. Meanwhile states are still struggling to even get medical marijuana legalized. This time Jamaica is ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica is running low on ganja. Heavy rains followed by an extended drought, an increase in local consumption and a drop in the number of marijuana farmers have caused a ...

When Jamaica’s House of Representatives passed an amendment last month to its Dangerous Drugs Act, thereby decriminalizing small amounts of weed, the ink was barely dry on the legislation before ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Lobbyists urged Jamaica’s government Sunday to move within 120 days to decriminalize pot and establish a local medical marijuana industry. The Cannabis Commercial and ...

Last July, the rapper Snoop Dogg surprised his fans with the announcement that he was changing both his music style (to reggae) as well as his stage name (to Snoop Lion). The move came during a trip ...

Since the beginning of 2025, law enforcement in Jamaica has seized more than 40,000 pounds of ganja, valued at $121 million. Travelers visiting Jamaica may want to think twice about engaging in ...

For one unlucky sailor, plans to transport 50 pounds of marijuana from Port Rhoades in Jamaica to the Port of Gramercy in St. James Parish went up in smoke late last week, when Customs and Border ...

Jamaica’s year-round temps are between 78 and 88 degrees, in case you're wondering (or cold!). A ganja tour that meets everyone's needs, especially cannabis and nature lovers. China’s new tariffs just ...