Quote Originally Posted by negrilaholic View Post
Thanks ya'll. I'm done with the taxi thing, and yes, should have waited until done to pay for it, lesson learned, thought I would be doing someone waiting to give a ride a favor, lesson learned, am sticking with a driver I know or route taxi, and that's all...

...What is NOT okay in my book is to be told right off the bat in a letter that any marijuana smoking in the room or on the premises will lead to the police being called and the guest being evicted from the premises...
NHolic,

Glad to hear that the information here about paying for the taxi at the end of the ride has been helpful for you. That is the real point of all the information that is provided on Negril.com - to help provide information to visitors to Negril that will make their vacation stay the best possible!

As for the Sunset At The Palms "threatening" letter, I hope that everyone understands that ganja/marijuana is illegal. It is the law. To smoke ganja in Jamaica is a crime. For Sunset At The Palms to place a reminder in each room that ganja smoking is illegal and that they will follow the laws of Jamaica should not be taken as a threat, but as a business obeying the laws of the country in which they operate. For them to knowingly allow illegal activities to take place on their property would make them an accomplice to the crime. As a business owner, I can understand exactly why Sunset At The Palms decided to issue this letter with the legal liability in mind.

Regardless of how prevalent the breaking of this law may be, or if other businesses may have different practices, or if there are any medical issues involved, this in no way diminishes the fact that it is illegal to smoke ganja in Jamaica. Sunset At The Palms is not in any way threatening anyone, they are simply allowing everyone to know that they follow the laws of Jamaica. I think this is really a rather common sense concept, and cannot see why anyone would think otherwise. I cant see any reason for them to have to post it on their website any more than posting all the other Jamaican laws that you are not allowed to break while staying at their property.

As I tell everyone who asks about smoking ganja in Jamaica, "dont force the police to do their job". Ganja is illegal. Use your head...