Some of those laws have eased, granting Rastafari sacramental authorization to grow the marijuana they deem sacred. The Rastafari faith is rooted in 1930s Jamaica, growing as a response by Black people to white colonial oppression. The Rastafari message was spread across the world in the 1970s by Marley and Peter Tosh, another Jamaican reggae legend and globally known Rastafari. “Ganja,” as marijuana is known in the Caribbean, has a long history in Jamaica, and its arrival predates the Rastafari faith. In one of the first scenes of the film, Marley mentions this name.

Source: Ethiopian News March 13, 2024 15:42 UTC