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Jamaica Based Kaya Group Memorializes the Five-Year Anniversary of Legal Medical Cannabis Sales on March 10 with a Live Broadcast on IRIE FM

Retrieved on: 
Friday, March 10, 2023

Practitioners of the Rastafari faith could use cannabis for religious purposes, and tourists with a prescription for medical marijuana could apply for permits to purchase small amounts.

Key Points: 
  • Practitioners of the Rastafari faith could use cannabis for religious purposes, and tourists with a prescription for medical marijuana could apply for permits to purchase small amounts.
  • On March 10, 2018, Balram Vaswani, a long-time advocate for the legalization of marijuana, opened the first legal, medical marijuana dispensary, Kaya Herb House , in Drax Hall, St. Ann.
  • The Jamaican operations of Kaya Group include three Kaya Herb House premium retail locations.
  • The Falmouth location of Kaya Herb House is near the cruise ship terminal and about 30 minutes from Montego Bay.