Be careful what you say Captain Lot of posters here with limited sense of humour.
Be careful what you say Captain Lot of posters here with limited sense of humour.
I hope I don't lose my sense of humor or my grasp of reality.
The whole "Negril as a destination thing" is based on the availability of subs.
It started late "60's - early 70's" by sub smoking hippies (hippies who could afford to travel anyway).
I really don't understand the "scolds" who have hijacked this thread.
The OP appeared to be a newbie asking a very fair newbie question.
I don't understand people attempting to shame GerryG.
Free spenders like GerryG make Negril what it is, and Negril's reputation for being open-minded is what draws folks like GerryG.
I also don't understand the negation of ganga.
Peter Tosh: "Legalize it and I'll advertise it."
Bob Marley: "Wake up and turn I loose . . . "
If Negril ever put the clamps on "sub" indulgence it would destroy their tourist industry.
Someone refute that please.
I was in Denver recently and I couldn't stop Peter Tosh's "Legalize It" from playing in my head.
The line, "There'll be no more smoking and hiding . . . " really hit me.
In Denver you walk into a store ask for what you want and they give it to you, no shame, no covertness involved.
I wonder if this has impacted Denver's tourist industry?
That rug really tied the room together.
Well said.
when done with respect (not near families with youngens), I've never been anywhere in Negril where someone said or even gave u the look, please put that out...
Rum,
The OP's question was answered quite well by you and others.
I dont see anyone "negating" ganja, except for the fact that it is still currently illegal. And I have mentioned that will probably change before the year is over.
The problem with Gerry is that he posted information that is terribly misleading, which could confuse any first time or even few time visitor and possibly get them into serious legal trouble. It is NOT EXTREMELY ok to smoke it almost anywhere, and smoking of any kind is banned at certain places now due to the island wide smoking ban.
The advice to ask first given by other members here has hopefully helped to correct his misinformation which could cause first time visitors legal entanglements.
No one wants that to happen to any visitors, especially first time visitors. No one should be allowed to post misleading and harmful information no matter how "free spending" that person is.
If information posted here is wrong and can cause harm, then it can and should be challenged. How much the poster spends should make no difference if they post harmful and incorrect information.
And posting personal opinion as fact is also very misleading and can cause newbies to get the wrong impression of Jamaica and Negril. Gerry was incorrect by saying "in fact there are more smokers than non-smokers at any given time on the island." This is as far from a fact as you can get since it is simply not true. There are never more smokers on the island than non-smokers. That is the truth.
The fact that Parliament is discussing the legalization of ganja should demonstrate that there is no intention of "putting the clamps" on ganja, alternately it demonstrates the exact opposite.
And from what I have gathered, Denver's as well as Colorado's tourism industry has had a boost, which is why the Jamaican government is working to pass this legislation as soon as practical.
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the ability to travel on the road (not smoke) with small quantity would be a very nice freedom and limit the power of the local authorities to strong arm folks..... not that has happened to me...
I would refute the statement that stopping smoking would destroy the tourist industry. I don't know where some of you live but the Ganga is available everywhere. You don't need to travel to negril or Jamaica to smoke, I think it's more than that for some on here. Negril and ganja and meeting up with fellow boar dies is a lifestyle choice.
Many, many tourists go to negril every year and don't smoke weed, and most wouldn't dare to try. FGS a lot if them won't even step foot out of their AI, unless it's on an organised activity or to go back to the airport. Negril would not collapse and die without the smokers.
It's the same old argument " without us, negril, would be nothing" well negril existed before the hippies of the 60's , it existed before tourism, and it would exist after. I could do as you did and throw in a few mavado song lines to prove my point, but hay.
not putting down the benefits tourism brings to the island, but there is more to life there. Not one of my family in negril, and surrounding areas works in the tourism industry, and they make a living and they don't sell Ganja either.
No one is scolding anyone, this is a discussion, debate on a few issues,no?
I think if we just remember that Jamaica is the same as home, people smoke weed, but keep it to their private homes, or establishments where it is the norm.
Don't buy drugs from strangers, that's foolish, and I've never seen a post on a public forum where an op has asked where and how to buy illegal substances safely. That shows a high level of both foolishness and inexperience IMO.
You can't smoke it in public places or walking down the street. In fact in the UK you couldn't smoke a cigarette in public places.
And my last point would be don't complain if your approached all the time to buy weed if your a smoker, that's just laughable!
Last edited by Westenders; 05-19-2014 at 09:45 AM.
Yes it would. And that is being dealt with in the impending legislation along with allowing the small farmers to not be pushed out by large commercial interests. The issues are quite complex...Originally Posted by negril#1fan
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Some valid points Rob.
I hope I'm recognized for giving safe information.
I wouldn't have gotten on the "soap box" if the thread hadn't taken on the tone of "killing the goose that laid the golden egg."
Compared to all of the things adults can indulge in it seems ridiculous to criminalize or condemn the burning and sniffing of a harmless, little "herb stalk".
I'll happily repeat this any time anyone asks:
Negril has two salient charms; one is the "Negril Vibe(discussed above)", the other is the charming people who welcome the tourists, it's quite possible they are one and the same.
There are a lot of beaches in the Caribbean, but there is only one Negril.
That rug really tied the room together.
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