Yea weed is illegal and there is also No gambling in Casablanca.
I guess the Jamaican Rastas dont' break any laws either even though it's part of their religion to smoke.
Yeah,we do go to Jamaica to smoke and I go to Vegas to party and I go to Key West to drink Tequila,so what?
OK, Captain Buzzharsh, what was the O.P.'s question, you know before the thread got hijacked?
Teasing aside, using discretion when you're a guest is always the smart approach.
I think to an extent that's what the O.P. was asking.
She/he was asking about scoring safely, which I think indicates discretion.
Apply the same discretion when using.
When in doubt ask.
I've asked at an upscale (outdoor) restaurant and was told no.
I was glad I asked, and glad I hadn't offended my host.
No problems
That rug really tied the room together.
I pick where I eat based on if they allow people to smoke in the dining area. I'm not going to do business with any place that allow people to break the law and smoke where my taste buds are trying to focus on my meal. So....smoking any where is not cool, it can hurt a business. Except those places that cater to those stinky foreign people that smoke one cig after another all day, prolly could smoke ganja there and nobody would be able to know the difference.
Gee,so if they allow you to UM break the law then is there "really" a law ?
The "real" danger in smoking weed is getting "shook down" by the so called Police as the drug dealer on the beach is selling at the same spot EVERY day.
Fred,Originally Posted by Fred Stripe
I cant believe I have to explain this to an ex-cop, but there are so many first time visitors and non-posters that read this board (tens of thousands each month) that I feel this needs to be addressed.
If an establishment lets you "break the law" as you put it, that does not change the fact there is still a law. The establishments are not law enforcement officials but they would have to take partial blame for the crime committed on their property.
As with any law, every time that it is broken does not mean that the violator is caught and charged. In your country is every shoplifter caught? Is every robber caught? Is every speeder caught? Is every murderer caught? Everyone knows the answer to this basic question, of course not! The police in any country cannot be everywhere at all times.
Your outdated info on "shakedowns" is just that. Every cop in Jamaica knows that "shakedowns" and "bribes" are being handled harshly. Even a senior superintendent of the police recently was convicted stemming from a single traffic ticket bribery attempt. Check last week's Gleaner and Observer for more. It was headline news for days. No one could miss it.
An $800,000 fine or 6 months in jail is something no cop wants to face over the outdated concept of getting pocket change for accepting a bribe or shakedown. I am sure there are still some practising this, but the numbers who do are down very significantly. There have been articles in the Gleaner and Observer each month pointing this out.
Ganja is in a strange legal limbo area at the moment. While being illegal, it will probably be legalized/decriminalized before the end of the year. Because of this, the cops are in a delicate situation. I have witnessed several different ways this has been dealt with. At times the offender is hand cuffed and led off to the Negril jail. But I have also witnessed the police approach a smoking tourist and they asked them to discard it and reminded them it was illegal. The tourist obeyed without a word and no money was exchanged nor was the tourist even searched. Had there been words, I am sure the outcome would have been different.
This seems to follow the way the police are handling all illegal smoking including tobacco in restricted areas. They are asking the violator to discard the smoke, and given a warning. But it is still up to the discretion of the officer to warn or take further action.
Ganja IS still illegal.
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LIKE this approach!!
That's a beautiful ballpark! Go Brave's.
Jamaica should "wake up" like America has finally done and start to Legalize what the people want.Remove the criminal aspect,no money for incarceration, tax it to death like they do cigarettes & alcohol & gambling.
Ya know the vices that the Politicians say are bad, bad but they would wilt away financially without those taxes.
Uruguay just legalized it. Portugal decriminalized ALL drugs Ten years ago and we don't hear of any carnage in the streets,do we?
O/K Rob,I will repeat the mantra fr the Newbies,,,Weed is illegal.
Many countries have laws based on treaties and other agreements with the US. Now that the US has legalized it for recreational use in 2 states many countries will follow.
The best answer I've seen given to the OP in another similar thread is that if you're looking for cold cuts for your sub you don't need to find the Oscar Mayer man.....he will find you....loved that one!
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