Jamaica set to lead the region in transforming marijuana into national money-earner

Distinguished Caribbean scientist and member of the prestigious American Association of Cancer Research Dr. Henry Lowe has made a major investment in his native Jamaica in the manufacture and distribution of medicines created from marijuana for the treatment of some of the most challenging diseases.

Caribbean social commentators and academics across the disciplines have, for years, been making more than discreet noises for a region-wide legalization of marijuana.

However, judging from the cold shoulder that the lobby has been receiving from governments and particularly from lawmakers in some territories, it would seem that on the whole the region is still far away from the recommendation to “Legalize It” as lyrically articulated by Jamaican