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20 Ghanaian fishermen jailed in Nigeria for trafficking marijuana
Add a CommentOn Thursday a Federal High Court in Lagos State sentenced 20 Ghanaian fishermen to one-year imprisonment for transporting marijuana from Ghana to Nigeria. They were found guilty of the charges of conspiracy and unlawful transportation of the substance. The fishermen … Read more →
Marijuana legalized for exports and medical purposes in Zambia
Add a CommentThe Zambian government has approved a proposal to legalize the production of Marijuana. The production of Marijuana in Zambia will, however, be restricted to exports and for medical purposes only. Companies wishing to trade in Marijuana in Zambia will be … Read more →
Ghana Standards Authority Boss calls for legalisation of marijuana
Add a CommentChief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Prof. Alex Badioo, has called for the legalization of marijuana. The CEO made the call when he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament yesterday to answer some infractions in … Read more →
Marijuana caused Kanye West’s mental breakdown – Tour insurer
Add a CommentThe rapper is suing insurance company, claiming it is refusing to pay him after he was forced to cancel shows in November last year In legal documents Lloyd’s suggest marijuana may have led to Kanye’s mental health issues in a … Read more →
Facebook shuts down pages offering marijuana for sale
Add a CommentFacebook has shut down pages offering marijuana for sale in Alaska, angering the businesses that run them, who say they were licensed to sell it. It highlights the problems faced by social networks trying to set boundaries for what users … Read more →
PHOTO: 6 arrested for trafficking marijuana
Add a CommentDrug Law Enforcement Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police CID has arrested six persons suspected of trafficking marijuana. This was confirmed by ASP Charles Appiah, head of the Drug Law Enforcement Unit in an interview with Joy News’ Erastus Asare Donkor. He … Read more →
Marijuana has over 2 million uses; legalize it – Blakk Rasta and A Pluz advocate
Add a CommentIn a rather radical position on the most controversial debate on the use of cannabis, two of Ghana’s popular musicians have cast a slur on Ghana’s legal system. Hitz FM’s Blakk Rasta and A Pluz are convinced that the criminalization … Read more →
Ghana ranked 1st highest consumer of marijuana in Africa
Add a CommentGhana is the first highest consumer of marijuana in Africa, a United Nations Report has revealed. According to the report which was published in 2013, Ghana was the third highest consumer of marijuana in the world. These were disclosed by … Read more →
Marijuana should be legalized in Ghana – Narcotics Control Board Exec. Sec.
Add a CommentThe Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) can see some wisdom in the legalisation of cannabis sativa because increasingly, ordinary people do not think that possessing the mentally-disturbing substance is a crime. Take or leave it, there is “a virtual legalisation” … Read more →
Use of marijuana on the rise in Ghana – UN report reveals
Add a CommentGhana is making international headlines for the use and production of marijuana as well as the trafficking of the deadly methamphetamine substance, a narcotic drug, according to a UN report. The UN report released today, painted a gloomy picture for … Read more →
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