News:
December 17, 2023
Parliament has given approval to Narcotics Control Commission Regulations 2023, an L.I that seeks to legalize the cultivation and management of cannabis of 0.3 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content.
Contributing to the passage of the L.I, the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery made it clear that, this is not a regulation for the cultivation of weed, adding that the particular type of cannabis the L.I proscribe has not yet been cultivated in Ghana.
He explained that the Interior Ministry is now preparing to bring such type into the country.
But the Minority Chief Whip who doubles as MP for Adaklu, Kwame Agbodza Governs took a position against the legalization of growing of cannabis in Ghana since it would worsen the cases of mental health challenges among the youth in the country.
Mr Agbodza further disagreed with the justification that, legalizing the growing of the cannabis would reduce the issues of unemployment and boost Ghana’s economy.
He queried that if all the resources including gold, cocoa, timber, oil and E-levy could not solve Ghana’s economic challenges, how possible is it that the legalization of weed could perform such magic.
His assertion was also challenged by the chairman of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee who doubles as MP for Bolgatanga east, Dr Dominic Ayine, and explained that, the public should not get things wrong with the interpretation that, Parliament has legalized the growing of weed but rather, what has been legalized is the THC type which Ghana do not have it here but yet to be brought under the supervision and regulation of the Interior Ministry.
Ghanamps.com