Rastafarian Society at Sefwi Dominebo Numbers One in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region led by Nana Akwasi Addo has welcomed government legalized cannabis for medical and industrial purposes in the country.
He said many lands that have been destroyed by illegal miners can be ready for production of the hemp.
Speaking with Hamza Mohammed, he said he is aware of a lot of businessmen who are today buying large tracks of land in many parts of the country to grow cannabis, and they are gaining profit.
He is optimistic the legislative instrument governing the production of cannabis will yield good results and curb the misuse of the hemp.
The issue of enforcement, compliance among other things, is like someone who is working on the job, you still want to give the person the benefit, maybe at this time, all of us must ensure that the various skill set at the Narcotics control commission will be enhanced, because we can’t do this without the corporation of standards authority”Parliament has passed the Narcotics Control Commission Amendment Bill 2023, bringing significant changes to the cultivation of cannabis for industrial and medicinal purposes.
The amended bill grants the Ministry of Interior the authority to issue licenses for the cultivation of cannabis, thereby enabling the utilization of this plant for various beneficial applications.
“ I believed that the plantations of WEE are fruitful, raking in profits for the farmers and can help to mitigate illegal mining activities in the country,” he added.
He therefore stressed that the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources under its Mining Community Development Scheme can rolled out the Project as an Alternative Livelihood Development Programme to ensure socio-economic development of the people living in the mining communities, especially those engaged in illegal mining.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Hamza Mohammed
