CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's capital has become the first part of the country to legalize recreational marijuana for personal use.

The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly voted on Wednesday to legalize possession by adults of up to 50 grams (1.8 ounces) of dried marijuana and cultivation of two marijuana plants beginning Jan. 31.

The assembly is the local government of Canberra, the national capital with a population of 400,000.

The law requires that adults not use marijuana near children and to store it out of their reach. Owners cannot sell or supply their marijuana to anyone else. Households are limited to growing no more than four plants, regardless of the number of occupants.

Attorney General Gordon Ramsay said it was time to treat drug addiction as a health issue rather than an issue of "right and wrong."

The opposition voted against the legislation, arguing that the change would encourage more people to use marijuana and lead to more drug-induced psychosis.

Possession of small amounts of marijuana has been decriminalized throughout Australia, but the Australian Capital Territory is the first of Australia's eight states and territories to take the next step of legalizing possession and cultivation.

But marijuana users in Canberra will still face some legal uncertainty because possession of small amounts of marijuana remains illegal under federal law.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr said such prosecutions would require approval of federal prosecutors, who are "concerned with larger matters than the possession of a small amount of drug."

Federal prosecutors have declined to provide the government with advice on the likelihood of such prosecutions.

Barr said police charging Canberra marijuana smokers under federal law "would be outrageous," but the smokers could cite the territory law in their defense before a judge.

Australian Federal Police Chief Police Officer Ray Johnson said Canberra police had been advised to "focus on the traffickers," but that officers were free to enforce federal law.

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DB Bros Records is the 1st ever Reggae Music Label based in China

DB Bros Records (DB Bros) is the first record label from China dedicated to reggae and dancehall. This music label has been created by three friends all currently living in Beijing, China; Raddam Ras(aka. Mc Webber), Ewo Flint and General Huge are confirmed musicians evolving in music for more than a decade. DB Bros Records aim is to promote the reggae movement in and out China, by producing projects with both international and local artists, promoting international artists locally and local artists internationally.

DB Bros Records is producing singles, albums (EP/LP) and compilations that are for the most part released worldwide, but also distributing foreign artists projects in China and Chinese artists projects worldwide. Moreover, they promote and spread the whole culture through sound-systems, tours, showcases and concerts.

​If you would like to be in touch with DB Bros Records, here is their contact page:
http://dbbrosrecords.com/en/get-in-touch​

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While Bob Marley may be most closely associated with the heyday of reggae music, there are others who did not achieve international stardom, ones who remain popular in Jamaica and among reggae fans, singers and songwriters who maintain the spiritual and social values reflected in their music from the 70s and 80s. Now they will once again sing about those values, as relevant as ever, on an international tour. Inna de Yard captures the musicians—among them Ken Boothe, Winston McAnuff, Kiddus I, and Cedric Myton—as they reacquaint, swap stories, and talk of their lives as they rehearse in a studio in the hills above Kingston in a house adorned with hundreds of old LPs and 45s from back in the day.

Director Peter Webber spends time with them individually—also getting thoughts from singer Judy Mowatt—and it is clear the joyous, infectious music they are about to perform is much more than some sort of nostalgia trip. Inna de Yard captures the ongoing relevance of reggae, social values, and the music’s passion to revitalize an older generation while passing it on to younger listeners.

—Brian Gordon
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NAPLES, AUGUST 21 - The Greek island of Paxos will become the capital of international reggae music for three days with the Paxos Reggae Festival from August 29 to August 31.

The festival will invade the white-sand beaches with film screenings, debates, and music by African, Italian, and Greek artists for a full programme of seaside concerts in Lakka Bay.

Festival organisers said the concept of the trinity has a central meaning in the conscience of reggae and rastafari, and said it is a joint effort to bring together artists from Italy, Africa, and Greece, with the "desire to share music, peace, and freedom, to feel the Earth as one continent and country to love for each of us".

African musicians and musicians from the African diaspora bring a rich and unique musical, cultural, and spiritual tradition throughout the world, and at the festival they will play a programme with notable names in the European, Italian, and Greek reggae world.

Artists include the Italian-Senegalese Awa Fall, Innacantina, Mr. Joint Selecta, and Sealow.

Artists coming to Greece from Africa include the Ghanaians Xali Hali and Koblavi Dogah, the percussionist-dancer who aims to save traditional music and dance also by teaching.

There will also be musicians from Uganda, the Gambia, and Zimbabwe.

Artists from Greece include Mamaletta, Triggafinga and the collective 4DubVibes, from Larissa in central Greece.

Organisers said the festival on the island just south of Corfu aims to spread a positive message of unity, solidarity, and respect.

Together with the association Plastic Free Paxos, the festival will be plastic free, offering large containers from which to take drinks in festival cups, one per person without straws, which will be distributed upon payment of deposit to give them value.

The programme also contains collective events of monitoring and beach cleaning as well as a debate/workshop on environmental problems, in particular plastic.(ANSAmed).

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