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‘Mommy, them want me turn cruff”
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September 18 12:18 AM
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Witness shares faith in Smith’s power to raise the dead
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Sabalenka survives despite ‘tricky’ ganja smell at US Open
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Sabalenka survives despite ‘tricky’ ganja smell at US Open
September 4, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- When it comes to marijuana-smoking tennis fans, Aryna Sabalenka has a simple request. "I was, like, Guys, you can do ...
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11 years after decriminalisation, ganja use complicating mental health care
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11 years after decriminalisation, ganja use complicating mental health care
Cannabis features heavily among patients with psychosis and schizophrenia
DANA MALCOLM, Observer Online reporter, malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 24, 2026
Eleven years after Jamaica decriminalised ganja, the use of the substance features heavily among patients presenting with psychosis and schizophrenia....
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Kenya denies Rastafarians the right to smoke weed
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Kenya denies Rastafarians the right to smoke weed
July 15, 2026
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP)—A Kenyan court refused to grant Rastafarians the right to smoke weed on religious grounds in a long-awaited ruling on Wednesday, ...
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US eases access to marijuana for medical use
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US eases access to marijuana for medical use
April 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The United States (US) government on Thursday made it easier for Americans to use cannabis for medical reasons by recl...
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Jamaican on drug-related charges in Antigua denied bail
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Jamaican on drug-related charges in Antigua denied bail
March 4, 2026
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — A Jamaican was denied bail on Tuesday when he appeared in an Antiguan court charged with the possession of a controlled sub...
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Jamaican arrested after 60 pounds of marijuana seized at Antiguan airport
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Jamaican arrested after 60 pounds of marijuana seized at Antiguan airport
March 3, 2026
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — A 36-year-old Jamaican is assisting Antiguan police following the seizure of 60 pounds of marijuana during a joint drug int...
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Police uncover unlicensed two-acre ganja farm in St Mary
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Police uncover unlicensed two-acre ganja farm in St Mary
September 21, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica – Police in St Mary made a major breakthrough in the fight against illicit drug activities, seizing a large quantity of vegetable mat...
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Trinidad student detained after ‘marijuana’ discovered at school
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Trinidad student detained after ‘marijuana’ discovered at school
September 18, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service says it has detained a secondary school student after “a black package containi...
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Police seize nearly TT$30 million in drugs coming from Venezuela
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Police seize nearly TT$30 million in drugs coming from Venezuela
September 12, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) says it has seized more than TT$29 million (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents)...
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Cayman Islands Coast guard intercepts vessel with marijuana, four held
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Cayman Islands Coast guard intercepts vessel with marijuana, four held
August 16, 2025
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) – The Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG) earlier this week intercepted a suspicious canoe in local waters that turned...
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Antigua to expunge criminal records of persons convicted for small possession of marijuana
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Antigua to expunge criminal records of persons convicted for small possession of marijuana
June 5, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — The Antigua and Barbuda Government says it will table at the next sitting of Parliament legislation aimed at expunging the ...
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Major marijuana bust in Trinidad
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Major marijuana bust in Trinidad
April 4, 2025
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)— The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Friday said that it had seized more than TT$136 million worth of marijuan...
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Grenada gov’t to decriminalise marijuana later this year
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Grenada gov’t to decriminalise marijuana later this year
February 26, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Grenada’s Agriculture Minister Lennox Andrews says before the end of the second half of 2025 the Government will bring le...
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Best online seed banks
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Best online seed banks
Reputable vendors to buy marijuana seeds
Lydia Kariuki 
January 4, 2025
Discover the best online seed banks for buying marijuana seeds. Explore reputable vendors offering high-quality cannabis seeds, discreet shipping, and...
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Wayne Armond pushes for ‘Kush’
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Wayne Armond pushes for ‘Kush’
Howard Campbell 
December 4, 2024
While he was inspired by global trends that grant more open use of ganja, Wayne Armond had two of his heroes in mind when recording Kush , his latest ...
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900 pounds of ganja; cash, seized in St Andrew
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900 pounds of ganja; cash, seized in St Andrew
December 2, 2024
ST ANDREW, Jamaica - Investigators attached to the St Andrew South Police Division seized approximately 902 pounds of vegetable matter resembling ganj...
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US$18m in drugs seized in the Caribbean Sea
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US$18m in drugs seized in the Caribbean Sea
November 28, 2024
MIAMI, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) Coast Guard says the crew of its “Cutter Vigilant” has returned home to Cape Canaveral in Florida ...
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Trump signals support for recreational marijuana in Florida
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Trump signals support for recreational marijuana in Florida
August 31, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump on Saturday signalled his backing for a ballot initiative that would legalise recreational marijuana us...
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‘Get High’ with positivity, says Freemynz
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‘Get High’ with positivity, says Freemynz
April 20, 2024
Today is a big deal for smokers or users of cannabis, a controversial plant also known in Jamaica as ganja, weed or herb. Celebrated globally by advoc...
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‘It’s a fallacy’
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