Seasoned sports broadcaster, Dan Kwaku Yeboah, has welcomed Parliament’s decision to allow marijuana to be cultivated for industrial and medicinal purposes.
The Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2023, which permits the growing of cannabis for industrial purposes, was successfully revised by the Ghanaian Parliament.
This change was made in response to the Supreme Court’s judgement in July 2022, which declared Section 43 of the bill unconstitutional because there was insufficient parliamentary discussion before it was signed into law.
Reacting to the move by Parliament on Peace FM, Dan Kweku Yeboah said “I just read in the papers that Ghana legalizes cultivation of weed… at least its a step forward.”
He joked that some weed peddlers feared the exportation of marijuana will lead to shortage.
The legalization of marijuana is intended for industrial purposes to obtain fiber or seed for medicinal use.