There's a weed drought in Jamaica [View all]

https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/theres-a-weed-drought-in-jamaica/Content?oid=26488707




Reggae music made Jamaica an emblem for marijuana around the world when it hit back in the late 1960s. Rastafarians such as Bob Marley and Peter Tosh helped cause tourists to flock to the beaches of the island and to try a lot of the local herbal crops. That reputation has lasted until today.

So it comes as a surprise that the nation of Jamaica is suffering a marijuana shortage — and it's not because tourists showed up and smoked it up.




Heavy, destructive rains during hurricane season followed by a drought and compounded by strict COVID-19 curfews that kept farmers from working late added up to a disastrous growing season. On top of that — similar to our own situation here — many small farmers have been forced out of business because they can't afford government licensing fees for legal grows.

Our culture owes Jamaica, so where can we donate