If Jamaica is seen to be flouting the United States' drug laws, it could risk losing access to American dollars
children catch a cold, mothers rub cannabis oil on their chests. Rastafarians smoke cannabis as a religious custom. Some believe that it grew on King Solomon’s tomb. Encouraged by the tropical climate, cannabis grows in many household gardens.
The island has become a magnet for marijuana merchants. In September Aphria, one of three “golden boys” of Canadian weed, bought a 49% stake in a grower in Jamaica with 22 employees as part of a C$300m deal that included properties in Argentina and Colombia. In the same month, Jamaica-based Timeless Herbal Care exported the island’s first shipment of cannabis oil, to Canada. In February Jacana, a grower, said it had completed the first export of ganja flower, the most potent part of the plant .
Exports—the big prize, says Mr Shaw— face extra hurdles. Health officials in Jamaica and the importing country have to approve each supply agreement. So far, just a few countries have issued permits. The United States government still prohibits imports of all but one cannabis-derived medicine .
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