Jamaica Rastafarians confused by Obama
Kingston, Jamaica: In April 2015, a member of Jamaica’s Rastafarian community, Miguel “Steppa” Williams, asked US President Barack Obama at a town hall meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, whether he would support the legalization of Marijuana. While it had seemed like an awkward question, President Obama appeared to have long anticipated the question, and had probably long choreographed an answer in order to ensure that it does not get his support or outright rejection.
- Editor’s note: The question comes at the 51-minute mark in the video below.
After all, it was Jamaica, the land of reggae and Rastafarian culture. And his advisers would have told him to expect the question anyhow.
In essence, many in the reggae and Rastafarian Diaspora views Jamaica as one of the world’s modern cradles of marijuana civilization.
And for many people, reggae music goes hand in hand with marijuana, and marijuana goes hand in hand...
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