Ace broadcaster and host of Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" Morning Show, Kwami Sefa Kayi has joined the crusade for the legalization of marijuana in Ghana.
The use of marijuana or cannabis, popularly known as wee or the devil's tobacco is against the laws of the country and any person caught in contact with it is dealt with in the court of law.
Despite countries like Uruguay, the United Kingdom and the United States of America legalizing marijuana for its great value to the socio-economic fabric of these countries, Ghana still sees it as an illegal product which when caught, one could face a jail term of 10 years or more.
However, there is a growing advocacy for a national discourse on the usefulness and possible legalization of the plant.
Seasoned journalist Kwesi Pratt, radio Presenters like Abeiku Santana and Blakk Rasta among others have all called on the Government of Ghana to take a second look at marijuana.
To Kwesi Pratt, Ghana will import wee in 20 years' time if it is not legalized saying "we've seen that it’s useful in the drug market. It is good for hair creams. It is good for body creams and so forth. Why are we not legalizing it? But we’re still using the Police to arrest wee farmers when the real criminals go scot free".
Also commenting on the issue, the 2016 GJA Journalist of the Year, Sefa Kayi stressed that he is an "ardent advocate for the legalization of marijuana for medicinal and research purposes," because it serves a good purpose.
He believed the government could put measures in place to control and supervise the use of marijuana, but for it to be outlawed entirely as it stands now, may cost the country hugely in the near future.
According to him, marijuana is useful for medicinal and research purposes, and when put into good use will be a great avenue for socio-economic development.
“I am an advocate for it. So that’s my bias; I am for it...We have what they call social and recreational, that is one leg. I am not for that. There’s a research and medicinal. I am for that. Unfortunately, in our growing up and everything; it’s been social and recreational we’ve looking at. So, we’re programmed to see it as a bad thing but the research and medicinal is a completely different era”, he stated categorically.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Gold, Bauxite, Diamond, Manganese, Timber, Cocoa and crude oil combined did not solve our economic problems. Now you guys are advocating for the legitimization of the use of "wee". Let us not forget that anything we copy from the western countries is done to the extreme and also abused in Ghana. Let us be mindful of the slippery grounds we want to trod else that stuff would be abused
We are all aware Sefa Kanyi, Kweku Baaku and Kwesi Pratt are major consumers of the commodity.
i have lost all respect for you sefa kayi
The economic benefits of the said substance cannot be downplayed in any discussion. But Ghana has proven convincingly to the world that we have no better use for any resource. If Gold, Diamond, Bauxite, cocoa, oil, etc have not been able to build our economy as it should, then I'm sorry the said benefits of marijuana will be a drop in the ocean.
This is an irresponsible comment. I will advice this lazy journalist to ***barred word*** if he hasn't got anything reasonable to say
It saddens my heart how people don’t see the economical benefits and rather turn to focus on effects on people....funny enough people are comfortable with those who smoke cigarettes which even is more deadly to the smoker and those around them.....Advanced countries raking in millions from its economic benefits are not ***barred word***....let’s wise up
I HAVE BEEN SMOKING WEED FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS ,BEEN ARRESTED 14 TIMES BUT I AM STILL SMOKING ,DO YOU KNOW WHY ? THE ONLY WAY TO STOP ME IS TO UNDERSTAND WHY I SMOKE ,GET THE AMSWERS FROM WEED SMOKERS OR WEED USES .WHO FEELS IT KNOWS IT ..NO SIDE EFFECTS AT ALL
I hope those advocating for the legalization of India hemp are not Christians or their earthly wealth has made them to forget about their christian principles. Probably, they do not understand the effect of narcotics abuse on the economic and social well being of the people. They should do proper analysis of the effects of marijuana to the so called benefit, before making statement of this sort.
Myopic, nation wreckers like to! 'Also commenting on the issue, the 2016 GJA Journalist of the Year, Sefa Kayi stressed that he is an "ardent advocate for the legalization of marijuana for medicinal and research purposes," because it serves a good purpose. He believed the government could put measures in place to control and supervise the use of marijuana, but for it to be outlawed entirely as it stands now, may cost the country hugely in the near future'. 1. What about cocaine? 2. Do you know its medicinal and research use? 3. Can you imagine when 'bomsam tawa' is legalized! DISAPPOINTED IN PEOPLE LIKE YOU. As for controversial Pratt, I am NOT surprised!
As for this one Chairman Kwame must come again with the advocacy. You are buying incubators for children to get life only to come and smoke herbs in future. Like JGEE said, those countries we are citing as examples, how many of them go begging for incubators? If it is only Abonsam tawa that will save our economy after gold, timber, cocoa, now oil had failed then we must as well forget it. Look at what weed has done to a nice guy with great talent like Okomfuor Kwad333. I am sure you will ask for a piece when you come home to meet your daughter burying herself in abonsam tawa smoke?