Quote Originally Posted by negrilsand View Post
The Dangerous Drugs Act(amended) Bill concerning the decriminalization of ganja in Jamaica has passed both chambers of the parliament . Now the bill will go through the process, which apparently is a formality,of being approved by the Govennor-General who represents the Queen. The amended act should soon become the law. The new regulations apparently forbid smoking ganja in public among other provisions. The possession of 2 oz or less of ganja can be cited by the issuance of a "ticket" with no arrest and no criminal record. There apparently is a small fine involved. I wonder how all this will evolve. Will there be a flurry of tickets written in the beginning .The temptation for increased revenue might happen for a while.
The whole point of the decriminalization of ganja is to free up the police so they can deal with more important matters. The fine is going to be less than us$5, so even a "flurry of tickets" would not be much of a temptation for increased revenue at all.

Is it more likely that there will be little to a few tickets issued under the new ruling. By changing the law, the government has made it obvious that they no longer want their officers and courts to waste their time on small amounts of ganja.