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  • Parliament has not legalized wee for public consumption – MP

    Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, Collins Owusu Amankwah, has rebutted claims that cannabis has been legalised by the Ghanaian Parliament for public consumption.

    According to the two-time legislator, Parliament only legalised the use of the weed for medicinal purposes.

    Speaking to Michael Ofosu-Afriyie Sunday evening, Mr Amankwah expressed worry about the erroneous claims some members of the public have since the passage of the Narcotics Act into law have been making.

    He noted that more worrying is the attitude of some members of the NDC whose actions seem to fuel such unfounded claims within the public domain.

    “I am totally surprised that people see the action Parliament took last week as legalizing the consumption of weed in public life because that was not so”, the Manhyia North MP posited.

    Giving more details, Hon Amankwah said Parliament in legalizing the use of cannabis was clear in its mind and that was for medicinal purposes only.

    He noted that the legislative assembly knowing that all usage of cannabis was illegal had to decriminalize some portions of the existing law so that medical facilities could use weed for the production of drugs.

    The NPP MP also revealed that the house enhanced the powers of the Narcotics Control Board to a Commission status to reflect its new mandate.

    The Commission, the Ecowas Parliament Member noted would now be able to monitor, inspect and deal with all forms of usage of narcotics and also streamline the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.

    “We did three things in Parliament with regards to the new narcotics law and that was to decriminalize the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes and also enhanced the powers of the board which is now in a Commission status as well as set boundaries for the use all narcotics in the country”.

    Stating the facts, Hon Amankwah said nowhere in the discussion of the act in parliament was there allowance given to the smoking of weed or cannabis by members of the public.

    He noted strict sanctions and punitive measures still portend in the use of cannabis.

    The MP said no one can use cannabis for any purposes in the new law except those who deal in pharmaceutical drugs and medicinal supplements.

    Hon Amankwah warned the public to be mindful that anyone caught smoking or using cannabis publicly or growing same would be arrested and prosecuted in the law courts.

    “I am hereby cautioning the public not to engage in the use of cannabis or any other illegal drug since the use of same is still punishable by law”, the MP stressed.

    Source: kingdomfmonline.com

  • Wee Teacher arrested for selling weed

    Social Media sensation, Wee Teacher has been arrested by the police for selling weed in public.

    In an interview with host DJ Nyaami on SVTV Africa, his manager Focus confirmed the arrest by the Koforidua police.

    He narrated that, Wee Teacher insisted on getting down from the car on their way to Accra after a show in Koforidua.

    He said, he later found out his artiste was going to sell canabis in large quantities and all efforts trying to stop him proved futile and resulted in he being arrested by the police.

    “We were all preparing to return back to Accra after a show in Koforidua. All of a sudden, Teacher said he needed to do something urgently in town before he lives so I should take the lead to Accra and he’ll join me later, I didn’t like the idea but I can’t stop him because he’s not a child however I told him to be careful.

    Just before I got to Accra, I had a call that Wee Teacher has been arrested and detain for selling wee in commercial quantities. I didn’t know what to say or do because I had advised him to quit doing that or do it in private since wee is illegal in the country.” He said.

    Focus noted that, attempts to get some influential people to get him released proved futile.

    He added, Wee Teacher was later arranged before court and was granted bail on the condition that, he will bring five people – three relatives and two natives from Koforidua and also a huge sum of money before he will be granted bail.
    Focus pointed out that, Wee Teacher unfortunately couldn’t meet the demands of the court and was then sent to remand.

    “When I got to the Koforidua police station, the CID told me that, Teacher has been arraigned for court and granted bail on the condition that, he will bring 5 people – his mother, father and sister and 2 natives from Koforidua and a huge sum of money before he can be granted bail. The condition was so huge that we couldn’t meet the court’s demand and the CID said, Teacher has been sent to the prison yard. So for now, he is on remand.” Focus said.

    He furthered that, they are doing everything they can to get him out of prison.

    Focus is calling on all fans and loved ones of Wee Teacher to come to his aid to get him out of prison.

    Source: svtvafrica.com

  • Student,19, gets bail for wee

    The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Court has granted a bail of GH¢30,000 to a 19-year-old student for allegedly possessing two wrappers of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, a narcotic drug.

    Abdul-Rahman Yakubu pleaded guilty of possessing a narcotic drug, but the court held that the substance had not been tested and as a result granted him bail until March 31 to enable the police to conclude their forensic tests.

    Police Inspector Michael Koole, prosecuting, told the court presided over by Abdul-Razak Musah that the suspect was arrested on February 24 at Afrancho, near Akomadan.

    He said the complainant, Nana Kwaku Bonsam, a fetish priest, owns a piece of land at Afrancho, which had been turned into a smoking hub by narcotic users.

    The prosecution said the complainant went to the said location and met the suspect and when he was queried the suspect could not give any tangible explanation.

    He said the complainant then caused his arrest with the help of other witnesses and when they conducted a search in his bag, two wrappers of dried leaves, suspected to be Indian hemp, were found.

    Prosecution said the suspect was later handed over to the Afrancho police together with the exhibits for further investigations, adding that the suspect claimed ownership of the exhibits in his caution statement.