Despite more and more countries pushing for the legalization of medical marijuana, the cannabis plant is still widely illegal worldwide. Countries like Russia and China prohibit the cultivation, sale, ...

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 ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Taking a deep draw on a pipe that glows with burning marijuana, reggae luminary Bunny Wailer gives a satisfied grin through a haze of aromatic smoke in his concrete yard ...

Jamaica has long been associated with "ganja" but never as a producer and exporter of pharmaceutical-grade medicine. "Jamaica boasts 52% of the world's medicinal plants, and we're exploring new ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica is running ...

Dozens of primary schoolchildren in Jamaica ate marijuana-infused sour belts and were taken to the hospital for treatment. Each piece of the rainbow candy contained 100 milligrams of THC, an amount ...

Two years after Jamaica began awarding cannabis licenses for medical, therapeutic and scientific uses, the first Caribbean country to decriminalize pot, or ganja, as it is known here, is still ...

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 ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica is considering the legalization of marijuana, a drug revered by members of the island's large Rastafarian population who say smoking it is part of their religion. A ...

Oct 3 (Reuters) – More than 60 Jamaican primary school kids were hospitalized after eating potent rainbow-colored cannabis candy, the Caribbean country’s education minister said on social media ...