Jamaica Weighs Replacing Queen Elizabeth and Legalizing Pot

Change to constitution would make Caribbean nation a republic
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Queen Elizabeth on a visit to Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Feb. 20, 2002.
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By Matthew Bristow

April 14, 2016 at 7:11 PM UTC

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April 14, 2016 at 8:19 PM UTC

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Jamaican lawmakers will debate a constitutional amendment that would replace Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and make the island a republic.

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