The Jamaica Information Service's own account of the Chevannes Ganja Commission documents the National Commission on Ganja's 2001 report to the government, chaired by anthropologist Barry Chevannes, recommending that Parliament decriminalize ganja both for personal use in small quantities by adults and, separately, for use as a religious sacrament.
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Reliability Tier1
Jamaica's official government information agency, tier 1, matching the tier already carried by its other entries on the map, used here for the commission's 2001 report and its recommendation on religious sacramental use, corroborated by Wikipedia's account of chair Barry Chevannes' scholarly standing below. NotesUsed for the National Commission on Ganja's 2001 report and its recommendation that ganja be decriminalized as a religious sacrament.
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PublisherJamaica Information Service
URLhttps://jis.gov.jm/chevannes-ganja-commission-report-up-for-review/
Source Typegovernment
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This source names Jamaica directly: "The Jamaica Information Service's own account of the Chevannes Ganja Commission documents the National Commission on Ganja's 2001 report to the government, chaired by anthropologist Barry Chevannes..."
Source Chevannes Ganja Commission Report Up for Review (Jamaica Information Service)
Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)
This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Spread Events, 7 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
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