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No weed for speed in Jamaica

By Mark Mutahi

In general, Jamaicans sprinted like witches at the last Olympics and Usain Bolt has been nominated for the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award.The rumour mill is on overdrive: Could it be marijuana? This is probably a perception arising from the documented fact that one of the largest exporters of marijuana to the United States (for medical as well as leisure purposes) is the Caribbean state.

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