The use of Marijuana or Cannabis, known in Ghana as wee or the devil's tobacco has been outlawed in the country, but it appears there is growing advocacy for a national discourse on the usefulness of the herb, and its possible legalization.
Countries like Uruguay, the United Kingdom and the United States of America have legalized marijuana to be put into good use.
Seasoned journalist Kwesi Pratt is appealing to the Government of Ghana to give legal validity or sanction to marijuana use because of its potential useful purpose in enhancing Ghana's economy.
According to Mr. Pratt, research has proven that marijuana is significant to the health and cosmetic sector of an economy.
There has been increasing discussion in public circles on the tenets of legalization of marijuana in Ghana.
Unfortunately, most of the discussions in the public have all been based on moral justification and exaggeration of the effects of the marijuana plant with scientific evidence thrown out of the window.
But contributing to a panel discussion on Peace FM's Kokrokoo on Tuesday, September 18, he told host Kwami Sefa Kayi that "the plant is used for medicinal purposes among others" and thus wants the government to "consider legalizing marijuana since its economic potential for the country was huge".
He recounted that about 20 States in the US have already legalized it and encouraged its residents to grow the plant, hence generating huge revenues for the country.
He wondered why Ghana has not yet woken up to the reality that it stands to be the winner through the foreign exchange generated from the cultivation and exportation of wee.
Taking into account the recreational use of marijuana by some Ghanaians, Mr Pratt said he believed the government can control the smoking and abuse of the psychoactive drug.
He warned if the government doesn't seize the opportunity to go into "wee farming, Ghana will import it in the next 20 years" at the country’s cost.
“We’ve seen that it’s useful in the drug market. It is good for hair creams. It is good for body creams and so forth. Why are we not legalizing it? But we’re still using the Police to arrest wee farmers when the real criminals go scot free. As it stands now, Ghana risks importing wee in 20 years’ time,” he stated.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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WEED BE BETTER THAN TRAMADOL.
I believe Lesotho is number One. Zimbabwe is number Two. South Africa is number Three. Ghana will be number Four. Remember economic emancipation. Beyond Aid. Trade not Raid. Employment. Money. Economy.
the weed smokers are showing themselves. they want everyone to get mad like them. the problem of we africans is that we like comparing ourselves to the whites forgetting that we dont have the same problems as them. instead of asking our leaders to stop going for those loans u are here talking abt weed. common sense will tell anyone that for u to be given a loan means you have the potential to pay back. but the funny thing is that they later tell us that we are not able to pay the loans and we keep borrowing just to pile up the debt, and they also keep giving us the loans just to cripple us so that they can get access to our resources. lets talk abt these issues and stop advocating for weed to be legalized. what is even the problem of these weed smokers sef? even with the current laws u still get it to smoke as u want. or u want to smoke it on the streets so that everyone will see u? well, my problem is not weed but our leaders unending appetite for borrowing.
Is he the same one that was trying to paint Nana black for ALLEGEDLY being a pothead? Wonders....🤔
@Abam Mensah (London), they are not thinking about the negative implications that outweighs the positive if there are any positive sides taking Ghana into consideration
We should not compare ourselves to these developed countries ooo. The few mad people we have in Ghana, we cannot even find a cure for their ***barred word***. Do you guys know the consequences of what you are suggesting?
Legalise wee in Ghana and we will see escalation of mental health problems. People are selfishly talking about the positive economic impact of wee but ignoring the serious and negative impact wee can cause. Many people will be abusing the use of wee if legalised and that will cause a lot of problems. Crime rate will be high, mental health problems will also be rampant as wee causes paranoia thoughts, delusions, hallucinations ad can even trigger schizophrenia. Please let's wake up and stop following blindly. By the way UK has not legalised wee. UK has partially legalised cannabis oil for certain treatments.
How I trust Pratt pas.Now u r rather talking rubbish. So sad.😞
HE INHALES IT A LOT. TWEA
Weee smoking is the reason for the comment. Kwesi stop smoking and start thinking like a human being. No wonder you support the closure of menzgold. Sammbichh!