Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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THE LAW MAKING MARIJUANA illegal is a “crime against humanity”, say two long-time activists.

And they are hoping that the upcoming consultations, to be hosted by the National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre next Wednesday, will serve to start the process of making some of those wrongs right.

Rastafarians Ras Iral Jabari and Adonijah said a number of lives and families had been destroyed over the years because marijuana was criminalised.

Decriminalisation is a priority for both of them, but they also say some urgent amendments have to be made. (YB)

Please read the full story in today’s Daily Nation, or in the eNATION edition. 

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