Tag: Rastafari

When Robert Lee Young, more popularly known as Changa Changa, shows up to court today, he is not only expected to be fully decked out in his usual banana balk fashion wear (despite being warned against wearing such), but he will also be backed by a number of Rastafarian protesters, who have recently petitioned and demanded that all charges against him – assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest – be dropped.

History of the Law on Ganja in Jamaica The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1924 made the possession and use of ganja a criminal offence. Any individual...