Jamaica is contemplating giving tourists arriving in the country the chance to get high as soon as they clear customs. Talks are underway on installing cannabis kiosks at airports and seaports, which Jamaica believes could boost government revenues.

"The thought is that if you are coming out of the airport, there is a kiosk that you can go to. So basically whoever is coming out of immigration can go to that desk and register and get that clearance," Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) Chairman Hyacinth Lightbourne told the Jamaican publication The Gleaner. 

The CLA, which is behind the idea, is already planning to install kiosks where tourists will be able to purchase small amounts of pot. The initiative will also benefit those who want to use marijuana for medical reasons. 

The kiosks will also have trained medical personnel on site who will be responsible for issuing permits to visitors to Jamaica, which will allow them to buy cannabis. 

"It would primarily be for people who have a prescription and, in effect, you're doing it for medicinal purposes with a permit from the Ministry of Health," Lightbourne mentioned.

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"If they don't have a prescription, then they can do what we call 'self-declare,' and this will allow them to have the two ounces while they are here," the CLA chairman added. 

The CLA believe that making the drug more accessible could prove profitable for the island nation as long as it is properly regulated. Members of the CLA cite the success that certain areas of North America have had in profiting from legalizing cannabis as proof that their idea may prove to be a real cash cow.