Jamaican Bud Business : Meet Medicanja

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Jamaica’s first medicinal marijuana company, Medicanja, launched this year against a backdrop of reinvigorated debate around ganja law reform among leading policymakers. The renowned Jamaican scientist Dr. Henry Lowe, a leader in THC studies for medical purposes, is running the company with the University of West Indies and the University of Technology jointly funding the facility. In addition to studying the scientific benefits of marijuana, Dr. Lowe says the company will produce CBD-based medical products, which fall under legally accepted medicinal use of the ganja plant. Lowe says the plant extract can be used to treat psychosis and severe pain, as well as mid-life crises in men.

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50 Comments

  1. AlI hamid on January 16, 2021 at 12:35 am

    Full of Ganja



  2. Tommy Motley on January 16, 2021 at 12:36 am

    Love



  3. V1padcage22 on January 16, 2021 at 12:36 am

    Ayo man is spitting hit at the start



  4. stewart champion on January 16, 2021 at 12:39 am

    MAN ILL PAY 100 BUCKS FOR THAT BAG OF BUSH ALL DAY LONG



  5. Lusi Myer on January 16, 2021 at 12:39 am

    The guy singing "the herb" song. He’s in rhe wrong trade..he needs to be a singer for real!



  6. TolgaDur ASMR on January 16, 2021 at 12:44 am

    You know how autonomous a country is when they only start having the balls to pass a bill after their overlords did.



  7. Ujuani68 on January 16, 2021 at 12:45 am

    Really stupid not to legalize it.



  8. PS3 Mundo Pirata by JooniDj [ES] on January 16, 2021 at 12:46 am

    I have 15 years smoking is time to stop, if you are starting, leave it! You are in time…



  9. Charlie Hernandez on January 16, 2021 at 12:46 am

    I sense this man is a batibwoy, not that I have anything against gay people I love everyone equally but Jamaicans are extremely homophobic from what I’ve seen and noticed on my trips to jamaica. no acceptance for chichiman/bwoy.



  10. Albert Tanase on January 16, 2021 at 12:46 am

    Don’t kill the herbs



  11. raymond burwell on January 16, 2021 at 12:48 am

    😎



  12. Johu James on January 16, 2021 at 12:49 am

    You in for some coke, weeds, blueberry, kush and more check out *imjoker12 on wickr* I got some stuff from him



  13. joshua pegrum on January 16, 2021 at 12:49 am

    Decriminalisation of ganja for personal use, medical use and for my use



  14. SonicYouth Foundation on January 16, 2021 at 12:49 am

    Love peace & harmony



  15. Streaky Drip on January 16, 2021 at 12:51 am

    That song in the beginning was lit



  16. Muhammad Ali on January 16, 2021 at 12:52 am

    Love Jamaica Jamaica 💚



  17. edwin valdivian on January 16, 2021 at 12:54 am

    I love weed lol



  18. Tabukie Dap Vlogs on January 16, 2021 at 12:55 am

    If you don’t smoke don’t ask about it😉🔥🔥



  19. Jr. Ras Entertainment on January 16, 2021 at 12:57 am

    Blessings iwah greetings from Vanuatu



  20. Eze quiel on January 16, 2021 at 12:57 am

    ganjah is good, drugs are bad



  21. Ara Perez on January 16, 2021 at 12:58 am

    Quick question is it legalize yet so I can go?



  22. Ryan Robinson on January 16, 2021 at 12:59 am

    That out door bush
    ..



  23. Chris Hardenbrook on January 16, 2021 at 1:00 am

    Want your Medical Marijuana Card? Get your online doctor’s recommendation here!https://prestodoctor.com/?afmc=2q5



  24. Phemelo Khali Pooe on January 16, 2021 at 1:01 am

    That other minister who is against legalizing, he is a corrupt minister paid by the west. Simple.



  25. Zachary Payne on January 16, 2021 at 1:01 am

    don’t get why Americans just wouldn’t grow actual good weed indoors and not get it from across the world where it’s grown outdoors and is not nearly as strong as the indoor



  26. Worthy Jayy on January 16, 2021 at 1:01 am

    High rn Rastafariiiiii🔥



  27. Timo Summer on January 16, 2021 at 1:01 am

    money money money .. Hippocrates!
    ganja = bad
    money = GOOD !
    WTF



  28. Vesstig on January 16, 2021 at 1:02 am

    That guy at 3:25 really had no idea what he was fighting for. I hope those people who have not had ganja yet should do their own thing whether they want to smoke it or not, but to say that someone else cannot use a plant really shows how far we have come yet also how draconian these peoples thought processes are. In the 20th century we should be allowed as adult and people to smoke or drink as long as we aren’t destroying ourselves.



  29. dcanemone43 on January 16, 2021 at 1:02 am

    Someone make a beat for that intro



  30. Нови Сад Србија on January 16, 2021 at 1:03 am

    Selassie was an orthodox christian. He never thought of himself as a big person. His followers made him big. I dont respect this movement.



  31. staylifted187 on January 16, 2021 at 1:07 am

    Let us grow let us smoke let is make a living NOW



  32. Dustin Haus on January 16, 2021 at 1:08 am

    It really is the best diplomacy. "I am here to check out your weed, I braught weed"

    Similar to how to invade N. Korea. Don’t do it with tanks, and soldiers. Do it with food trucks, and some frickin infrastructure. Bring a full blown parade in. Bring in a bigger celebration than these people have ever even imagined…..you don’t shoot a guy that’s giving out free taco’s….you just don’t…It’s like a natural law



  33. Noah Dancaster on January 16, 2021 at 1:10 am

    What’s the name of the little song they’re singing at the 6:00 mark? I’d love to know lol, those are absolute bars fam.



  34. Grecoh 073 on January 16, 2021 at 1:13 am

    Only came here to show some friends the intro song!!



  35. Amateur Hip-Hop on January 16, 2021 at 1:13 am

    people look to enjoy themselves, great.



  36. Vava Qki on January 16, 2021 at 1:15 am

    cultivate marijuana. destroy the cigarette factory.



  37. Titus Tiger The world according to my view. on January 16, 2021 at 1:16 am

    The majority of murders, domestic violence, and accidents are caused by alcohol. Someone can die from drinking liquor. Marijuana Zero Violence and those who smoke it are the most fun and peaceful people I have ever met. The system is killing the community with alcohol and cigarettes but prohibits a natural medicinal plant. No wonder the DEA had to remove all the lies that were told on the official government website. Every plant is good and helps the human body and mind, while alcohol stuns people. I have never seen someone fall to the ground from smoking too much marijuana, but I have seen the damage that liquor and tobacco does to people.



  38. Sephy KillEm on January 16, 2021 at 1:20 am

    HERB SCARCE ME CYAN GET NONE – need that on itunes asap



  39. Uncle Anaesthesia on January 16, 2021 at 1:23 am

    Lotta colonialist roots in cannabis prohibition, more so when the majority of the population are people of colour as it aims to impede the economic prosperity and freedom.



  40. Bronson MacLeod on January 16, 2021 at 1:23 am

    His singing at the start was actually really good



  41. Alexandra Cuco on January 16, 2021 at 1:23 am

    Jamaica people Angela Sereno who live in Rua 25 de Abril nº 111, in Vale da pedra, Cartaxo, Portugal want make drugs business tehy ant go to jamaica make business with family and Carmina Mirão Sereno Souto and family Rua 25 de Abril n.º 156, Cartaxo Portugal also



  42. Sang Muan on January 16, 2021 at 1:24 am

    i love to be born on that palce



  43. Music Studio on January 16, 2021 at 1:24 am

    I want to know how to grow it, who is experienced



  44. KABU CONSTRUCTION on January 16, 2021 at 1:24 am


  45. Ecchi Senpai on January 16, 2021 at 1:25 am

    The lyrics in the intro,.. Noice 🔥.



  46. Phùng Xuân Đạo on January 16, 2021 at 1:28 am

    5.57 i need to know the rap song ?? pls



  47. Robert Smith on January 16, 2021 at 1:29 am

    I spent 3 months in the hills of Westmorlan in 1988 and the herb that I smoked daily was all Sensi strains and it was some of the nicest that I’ve ever smoked . The soil is very rich in nutrients and more fruit and vegetables grow wild in the bush per acre than anywhere else on earth .Its part of the Jamaican culture and the people of Jamaica would definitely benefit economically from the legalization of it ! Just like Peter Tosh sang “Legalize It “ Don’t Criticize It ! ✌️



  48. Jack Gamboa on January 16, 2021 at 1:29 am

    There is clear evidence that ganja affects the brains of for-profit mulitnational corporate whores.



  49. SUMGUY on January 16, 2021 at 1:31 am

    Its only weed ffs. Smoke it down and STFU!



  50. DANIEL on January 16, 2021 at 1:31 am

    I don’t watch the documentary often, I keep coming back for the song in the beginning