Ghana has finally allegedly legalized the use of marijuana, locally called ‘weed’.
However, the legalization is for only health and industrial purposes. This comes after there were calls by many important people in the country for the Government to legalize it.
This also means that Ghana has now joined other African countries hoping to gain major economic and health benefits from the substance.
The bill for the legalization was passed in Parliament on Friday as it now makes the country’s Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) enhanced powers to oversee the industrial use of some narcotic substances.
The Commission will also have the mandate to control and eliminate the trafficking of prohibited narcotic drugs to ensure public safety.
The new laws will make room for marijuana to be used to make medicines and hemp fibres. Hemp fibres are used to make clothes, biofuel, paper and other products.
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