The power of Beyoncé’s CBD reveal
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The power of Beyoncé’s CBD reveal

The internet is buzzing about Beyoncé‘s interview in the September issue of Harper’s Bazaar. Along with a photo spread depicting a range of Americana looks that included her own denim designs, the icon provided her fandom with updates about how she’s been living during the pandemic.

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Over 70 Registered Businesses waiting on Government to pass LI on cultivation, export and processing of Industrial hemp in Ghana
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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.

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Report of growing usage of Cannabis by patients with Parkinson’s Disease in US
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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.

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KWAME A Plus amplifies calls to stop criminalizing the recreational use of Hemp
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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.

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The Politics of Cannabis decriminalization in Africa – what Ghana and South Africa share with the rest of the continent
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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.

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Government Needs To Release Prisoners Who Are Convicted Because Of Cannabis – Nana Kwaku Agyemang
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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.

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