CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mon. March 3, 2008: Jamaica’s new Bruce Golding administration may consider legalizing ganja, a top government official said Friday.

Deputy Prime Minister Kenneth Baugh revealed that a seven-member government commission has been researching possible changes to the anti-drug laws pertaining to marijuana-related cases.`We have discussed it, and we are preparing a report to present to the prime minister,` said Deputy Prime Minister Kenneth Baugh.

The move comes five years following the 2003 commission report that recommended legalizing pot in small amounts for personal use. Members of the almost 700,000 strong Rastafarian movement has long lobbied for the legalization.

But such a move could mean loss of Jamaica’s U.S. anti-drug certification. On Friday, the U.S.` latest drug report again claimed that Jamaica is the largest producer of marijuana in the Caribbean and a major transit point for drugs entering the U.S. – CaribWorldNews.com