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OLD HARBOUR — Jerry and his brother Steve, both in their thirties, thin and gnarled, are farmers without land. They live in Old Harbour, a dusty village in Saint Catherine Parish, an hour west of the capital Kingston, and rent small plots from area landlords and grow fruits and vegetables that they sell on the markets. They also cultivate ganja, the local name for cannabis.
Ganja growing is a widespread activity in Jamaica for the simple reason that the majority of people here consume the product. And yet, until April, it was strictly prohibited.
Jerry talks about his job with pride, explaining that he's been cultivating cannabis since he was 14 years old. "I give it as a gift to my friends and sell it, it helps me feed my family." It also is essential to his faith as a Rastafarian, with the religion requiring him to smoke during every ceremony....
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