Items tagged with ghana and cannabis
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| Cannabis policy changes in Africa are welcome. But small producers are the losers [30.05.2022] | Many African states that persecuted citizens for cannabis related offences for years are now promoting legal cannabis production. Over the past five ... |
| A Sustainable Future for Cannabis Farmers [16.04.2021] | Learn how lessening the barriers for small farmers while raising them for large companies can help to steer legal cannabis markets in a more sustaina ... |
| Police uncovers 'wee' enclave in Volta Region [11.06.2020] | The Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service has recently uncovered hundreds of acres of farmla ... |
| Parliament of Ghana passes historic new drug law, paving the way for a West African approach [05.04.2020] | On Friday, 20th March, the Parliament of Ghana passed the Narcotics Control Commission Bill into law. This brought great excitement to many who have ... |
| Why the 'legalization' of cannabis is not what Ghanaians think it is [21.03.2020] | Parliament passed the new Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2019, which enhanced the powers of the country’s Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) to over ... |
| The green gold rush: Could Africa be on the verge of a weed race? [09.10.2017] | Several African governments are considering tapping a lucrative natural resource. More than 10,000 tons of cannabis are produced on the continent eac ... |
| Marijuana users must be rehabilitated not jailed – NACOB boss [06.08.2016] | The Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), Yaw Akrasi Sarpong believes a lenient paradigm shift is needed in the approach of law ... |
| The journey to decriminalization [24.06.2016] | There is a significant academic debate about decriminalization of marijuana in Ghana, and this has received some degree of political and public suppo ... |
| West Africa: Forging a West African consensus on UNGASS [31.01.2016] | A news story cited Ghana's Deputy Superintendent of Police, David Selom Hukportie, as bemoaning the formidable challenges he faces trying to destroy ... |
| Decriminalise cannabis; consider its commercial benefits - Akrasi-Sarpong [28.07.2015] | Yaw Akrasi-Sarpong, Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board, called for an open debate with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), to join in ... |
| European Cannabis Policies Under Attack [01.04.2002] | A strong attack against the European practice of 'leniency' regarding cannabis use and possession took place at the United Nations Commission on Narc ... |
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