By:Charles Ampong
The leader and founder of the Caravan of Prayer Outreach Ministry at Gyinyase in the Asokwa Municipality of Ashanti, Apostle Johnson Ackah Braimah says Parliament must reconsider bill recently passed for the cultivation of cannabis for industrial purposes in the country.
Ghana’s Parliament passed Narcotics Control Commission(Amendment Bill,2023) on 12th July,2023 to allow Industrial Production of Cannabis.The Law now empowers the Minister to grant licenses for cannabis cultivation within Ghana.
Aps.Johnson Ackah Braimah
He said people would take advantage of that and supply the product in the system.
He told this paper that, he don’t have any problem growing cannabis in Ghana for industrial purposes but his main concern is that some of the youth in the country would fully take advantage of it.
According to him, it would be better if the government could acquire a land specifically for this purpose and strictly monitor their operations.
Apostle Braimah noted with great concern that already cannabis is impacting negatively on the lives of our youth and if care is not taken, the aim of passing this bill will do more harm than good.
He said the lives of the youth must be seen as very important of every nation as they are the energetic ones to work to improve the socio-economic status of that country.
