On April 20th, the University of the West Indies, Mona, the largest university in Jamaica, planted the first legal ganja (marijuana) seedling in the country during a symbolic planting ceremony. The planting occurred a few days after amendments to drug laws implemented the partial decriminalization of ganja. In 2014, the university signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a nonprofit in Colorado to partner in performing research related to marijuana. The Jamaican government is developing a cannabis licensing authority to facilitate the creation of a legal medical marijuana industry.
