Remove the ganja stigma
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"Over the years, there has been this false science and lie associated with ganja and that has created a huge problem. We have painted the wrong image and so it's (ganja) linked with a lot of shame and class," Chang told a Gleaner's Editor's Forum on Wednesday.
"We have a misconception because of the demonisation that the substance has been associated with and so we keep missing the opportunities. This (ganja) is a multibillion-dollar industry," he declared.
Pointing to countries such as the United States and Canada which have changed their perception of the substance, he has made an appeal for Jamaica to get on board.
"It has changed in America and...
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