Over 70 Registered Businesses waiting on Government to pass LI on cultivation, export and processing of Industrial hemp in Ghana
Many Ghanaians including over 70 registered businesses would have a certain relief if a legislative instrument is introduced to Parliament by the Ministry of Interior for the passage of a law that would guide the Narcotics Control Commission Act, 2020, Act 1019 on a licensing regime to cater for cultivation, export, import of seeds, experimentation, breeding, research and processing of industrial hemp, otherwise known as Cannabis Sativa, in Ghana.
Report of growing usage of Cannabis by patients with Parkinson’s Disease in US
An evidence-based study conducted by the Parkinson’s Foundation in US indicates a growing number of Americans with Parkinson’s Disease are consuming cannabis for relief. A survey on cannabis use among people living with Parkinson’s Disease in the U.S., was distributed to 7,607 people from 48 states in January 2020, with 1,064 complete responses analyzed.
KWAME A Plus amplifies calls to stop criminalizing the recreational use of Hemp
On last Thursday a top Ghanaian musician and Government critique, Kwame A Plus boldly stated that the Police should stop arresting “wee” smokers and release all convicted persons of cannabis. According to A Plus, too many young people have wasted their lives in jail just because they were caught in possession of the leaf plant.
The Politics of Cannabis decriminalization in Africa – what Ghana and South Africa share with the rest of the continent
With the passage of a new narcotics control law in Ghana to deal with limited-content of the cultivation of cannabis for industrial and medicinal purposes, and with the announcement by President of South Africa, His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, in his State of the Nation’s Address (SONA) in 2020 where he stated that the next 12 months will see the commercial use of hemp and cannabis in South Africa, both countries bring light on others in the continent with shared experience in addressing the growing political demands with respect to decriminalization process.
Espresso machines are the ideal tool for THC extraction, scientists discover
In an article recently published in The International Journal of Pure and Applied Analytical Chemistry, a group of researchers have hailed your average espresso machine as their go-to tool when it comes to extracting THC, CBD and CBN from cannabis buds.
Government Needs To Release Prisoners Who Are Convicted Because Of Cannabis – Nana Kwaku Agyemang
It was just recently that the government of Ghana announced the decriminalization of the use of Cannabis for Industrial and Health purposes.
This news made a lot of waves on social media, especially when some Ghanaian celebrities hailed the President of Ghana for making that decision. The likes of Shatta Wale, Black Rasta, Samini and many others.
Weed legalisation will boost Ghana’s economy – Daddy Bosco
The Chairman of the Rastafari Council of Ghana, Ahuma Bosco Ocansey, aka Daddy Bosco, has indicated that the legalisation of weed in Ghana will further boost the local economy.
HEMPCRETE BLOCKS: NEW LOAD-BEARING SYSTEM AVAILABLE
It was really interesting to see IsoHemp’s new Hempro loadbearing system for hempcrete block walls under construction on site last month. The new system consists of normal hempcrete blocks that have been adapted to allow the casting of a reinforced concrete frame inside the hempcrete wall as the building goes up.