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Sat Apr 16, 2016, 08:44 PM Apr 2016

Jamaica May Get Rid of Queen Elizabeth and Finally Legalize Marijuana

The Jamaican government is considering ousting Queen Elizabeth II as their official head of state, in addition to legalizing marijuana, the government revealed Thursday.

The country was ruled by the British for over 300 years, until peacefully gaining their independence in 1962, even as Queen Elizabeth officially remained at top, as she does in other remnants of the British Commonwealth, like Australia and Canada.

The Jamaican proposal, to be decided upon in the next year, would replace her with a Non-Executive President, according to Bloomberg.

A separate proposal would fully legalize marijuana in the country for "specified purposes," though it's unclear what that exactly means.

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http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/jamaica-may-get-rid-of-queen-elizabeth-and-finally-legalize-marijuana

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Jamaica May Get Rid of Queen Elizabeth and Finally Legalize Marijuana (Original Post) n2doc Apr 2016 OP
Yay! shenmue Apr 2016 #1
its doubtful the queen would sad at disassociating with Jamaica nt msongs Apr 2016 #2
or Charles III and get both! MisterP Apr 2016 #3
Good, but I wish they'd deal with the homophobia too. mountain grammy Apr 2016 #4
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