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Now that's a progressive agenda!
I am confoosed...
Do you need a medical marijuana permit or is it legal for anyone to possess up to 2 oz.?
If you have a card - can you use it openly?
I understand that in the past, (some) discretion was necessary - for example you couldn't indulge just anywhere, that certain spots were more amenable than others and that the police sometimes cracked down on tourists.
With the changes in the law- what is the current etiquette/legality for ganga?
When i as in Negril in April ganja was being sold and consumed openly pretty much anywhere and everywhere. Locals who sell it didnt seem to be hiding it like they used to and were just walking around with buds in their hands and not stashed in a black plastic bag like they used to. Every Jamaican that i asked about the new ganja laws told me that you could have in your possesion 2 ounces plus a spliff and if you were caught you could pay a $5 fine.Dont and think the police in Negril could be bothered trying to bust the ganja smokers when there is so much more serious issues they need to be dealing with and i think its about time. Some establishments have no ganja smoking signs up but at all the shows we went to it was being smoked openly by locals as well as tourists.
That would be the WORST atm in Jamaica.
Was there in April, hadn't been in a year. Big difference. As has been said, no more black baggies, and guys just walking up and down the beach with foot long stems with buds on them. It's a lot more in the open. Bars with signs selling cakes, cookies, oils, kush kandy, etc. There's a "Wake and Bake Cafe" on the cliffs now, offering ganja popcorn, among other things. I saw at least one sign somewhere that their intention was to get a ganja license at the next hearing in Kingston.
I don't see why you would need a card... a lot would have to change to make the card necessary... If they couldn't control the sale of ganja when it was illegal, what makes them think they can control it now? Are the tax revenues they will gain greater than the effort needed to eradicate the street dealers so that people will obtain that card (at what cost?) and then use it in "approved" stores? (paying how much for cannabis?)
My biggest potential concerns... First I have to obtain the card, identify myself, (and who will they share the fact that I obtained a JA cannabis card?) and I'm sure there will be some sort of fee attached. Then, when it comes time to buy ganja, if I have to buy it from approved stores, what's that gonna cost? After coming for years, I have certain connections I've used over and over. While I know better than to think I'm paying what a local would, I get a lot for my money. Without getting into costs and weight, I can smoke non-stop my trip and it doesn't put even a small dent in my budget. When I travel to Amsterdam on the other hand, I have to manage my money very carefully, as you can walk into a coffeeshop and very quickly spend $20 or $30 on a gram or two of ganja and a cup of coffee. Hit 6 or more coffeeshops in a day, it really adds up. Is my ganja budget going to need to be larger than my beer budget?
I just pick Zion Hill home grown and smoke at home. Five plants per domicile and we got some domiciles!
Don't smoke or drink when I drive either.
Cap
You will pay those prices in the Dam if you hit the places in Centrum. Walk 5 minutes farther and you will find 10-15 euro grams all day long. And the swag in Negril does not come close to the manicured buds you can get in the Dam. I will take quality over quantity any day and twice on Sunday. The best you can find in Jamaica, in my vast experience is mid grade and you need to know where to look. I am quite happy that the dispensary opened up as the dabs are pretty solid. With the changes in the laws we should hopefully start seeing some better quality rolling in.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarryS
Please feel free to share....... If it is any good. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by captaind & Linston
We usually stay well outside the center, and I know better than to hit the tourist traps when in Amsterdam. Even knowing where to go, it adds up, quickly. Last visit was 16 days, I'd be embarrassed to admit what I spent in coffeeshops.Quote:
Originally Posted by booger
But what's this about a dispensary and dabs? Are we talking about in Negril? Info, please!
Yes sir.... Doc's on the Westend. It is just past the German bar, guessing about 150-200 yards headed towards deep West End.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarryS
I started this post as a joke ............... thought it was a funny combination of two of the more popular topics on the board ................... where to acquire weed, how much does it cost, is it consumed openly, etc..... and ATM issues, exchange rates, locations, fees, etc......
Just for the record, on our last vacation this April, we paid ZERO dollars for the local herb ................ our driver had a few for us on the ride to Negril, within 5 minutes at the first bar in Negril some nice young tourists gave us their stash (pay it forward?) as they were leaving in the morning , our long time friend who has opened a bar on the main road would roll them for us every time we stopped in (ratio seemed to be 4 HUGE spliffs for every beer we bought - LOL), and so it went over the course of 12 days. At the end of our trip we did the "pay it forward" thing with some newbies who had no idea where to start.