The discussion of cannabis use in Jamaica in this week's lecture highlighted the interconnectedness between drug use, situational politics, drug symbolism and scapegoating. In this question, choose all the correct statements that relate to this discussion.

Choose as many answers as apply. Marks will be deducted for incorrect answers.

Select one or more:

a.

From 1930s until Jamaican independence in 1958 Rastafarianism was considered by colonial authorities to be a nuisance but ultimately not a matter of serious concern because the consumption of cannabis was thought to impair people's ability to organise and rebel

b.

The Jamaican colonial government used harsh marijuana laws to suppress and control the Rastafarian movement

c.

Rastafarianism became an important unifying factor against British colonialists and plantation owners. Kaya (cannabis) is closely linked to Rastafari as it is considered a sacred herb that enhances communion with God

d.

There was a racial dimension to the inter-class conflict in Jamaica as the rural poor were predominantly black

e.

Bob Marley was a prominent activist in the Rastafarian movement during the 1930s