Jamaican Health Minister Urges Increased Monitoring of Ganja Legislation
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging increased monitoring and regulating of legislation relating to the decriminalisation of marijuana as well as greater public education on the subject.
Dr. Tufton, responding to queries during a post-Sectoral Debate press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on July 5, said this is particularly important to curb increasing levels of marijuana (or ganja) abuse among youth.
The Dangerous Drugs Act was amended in 2015 to allow changes which decriminalise the possession of up to two ounces of the substance, and also covers the use of ganja by Rastafarians as well as the importation and cultivation of ganja for research.
Dr. Tufton indicated in his Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on June 29 that the amendments necessitate a comprehensive strategy to address the implications for various groups in the Jamaican society.
He said that according to...
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