The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has impounded a Kia truck full of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis at Buokono, near Asesewa in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region. NACOB in the latter part of 2017 had a tip-off on a boat from Dzemeni in the Volta Region, which was loaded with … Read more
Ghana ranks 3rd in marijuana -Ghana holds the crown in Africa as the third country with the highest marijuana consumers in the whole world. The latest United Nations (UN) reports on the use of the illegal drugs in the world ranked Ghana third in the world as the country with the highest weed use. This was … Read more
Legendary Hiplife musician, Reginald Yaw Asante Ossei, popularly known as Reggie Rockstone, has added his voice to the numerous calls for the legalization of marijuana in Ghana. Rockstone joins voices with the likes of Kofi Anan, Kwaw Kwese, Blakk Rasta, Ekow Micah and others, to promote the ongoing marijuana legalization campaign. See Also: Kofi Anan Calls … Read more
At least seven people are believed to have died in Auckland this month after using synthetic cannabis, New Zealand police said Friday, warning users to stay away from the drug. Police said synthetic cannabis, which was outlawed in New Zealand in 2014, was often laced with unknown substances and could cause fatal seizures. “We have … Read more
At a secret location in Australia’s southeast, Peter Crock delicately tends to a two-month-old cannabis cutting. Barely knee high, it is one of about 50 government-sanctioned “mother plants” to be cloned for future generations of crops for the country’s fledgling medicinal marijuana industry. “I think we’ll see Australia punch above its weight, both in agriculture … Read more
It’s early morning, just after breakfast, and six-year-old Cayley is wide awake, eagerly anticipating her daily dose of cannabis. The black labrador, tail wagging, laps up the liquid tincture owner Brett Hartmann squirts into her mouth, a remedy he uses morning and evening to help alleviate Cayley’s anxiety. “Ever since I started her on CBD … Read more
The first large-scale clinical trial of a cannabis derivative known as cannabidiol shows it was able to cut the frequency of severe epileptic seizures by 39 percent, researchers said Wednesday. Cannabidiol, or CBD, is derived from cannabis plants, but does not cause users to get high. The study in the New England Journal of Medicine … Read more
The Central Regional Police Commander, DCOP David Ampah-Bennin, has indicated his preparedness to deal with armed robbers and other miscreants fomenting trouble in the region. According to him, police in region are aware of the hideouts of all criminals and will very soon smoke them out. Speaking to Accra News on Thursday May 18, DCOP … Read more
Hundreds of Israelis gathered on a grassy hill overlooking parliament on Thursday to smoke marijuana in an act of communal defiance of current laws. Sitting in small groups on mats shaded by trees in the Rose Garden just across from the Knesset, participants lit up as the clock struck 4:20 pm for the local version … Read more
Traditional healers have called on the government to include herbal medicine in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). According to the members of the Ghana National?Association of Traditional Healers, although they contributed immensely to the delivery of health care in the country, they were being discriminated against as a result of the exclusion of herbal … Read more
Ghana’s first health insurance scheme for homoeopathic care has been launched in Accra. The scheme, launched by the C4C Homeopathic Hospital, is the set to promote access to alternative healthcare. Homoeopathy is the use of unorthodox means of treating ailments in a holistic way. The scheme so far has a subscription base of 2,000 subscribers. The … Read more
The Dutch lower house of parliament has narrowly voted to approve the cultivation of cannabis. The bill would exempt professional growers working within certain conditions from punishment. But it is not yet law, as it must also get majority support from the Senate. Buying small amounts of cannabis at so-called coffee shops has long been … Read more
I bring you warm Buharamattan greetings from Amalaman where we are on auto-pilot, if you were to believe what the papa deceive pikin people are saying. Well, to be fair, they are not the only ones saying that. The Rock of Aso neighbours are also saying same. Oga Kpatakpata has been visiting herbalists in the … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chocho Industries Limited, Alhaji Mustapha Oti Boateng, has supported the music ministry of gospel musician Nicholas Omane Acheampong with an amount of GH¢10,000. Alhaji Chocho, as he is affectionately called, made the donation at the launch of the musician’s music album titled ‘Anawomma’. “I am a Muslim but believes … Read more
Health delivery is not complete without the prescription of medicines and adherence of patients/clients to the prescribed medicines. In Ghana, most herbal centers/clinics started as manufacturers of herbal medicines, making available various herbal medicinal products to the general public through herbal shops and pharmacies till date. Products like the TONICS are manufactured to provide a … Read more
Dear Mr President, I write to inform you on the need to focus on the herbal medicine industry in your quest to tackle unemployment especially among graduates in Ghana. Let me first of all congratulate you on your election and inauguration as the 5th president of the 4th republic of Ghana. I came across a … Read more
Prior to the introduction of the professional practice of herbal medicine, made possible by way of formal education/training in Ghana through the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the indigenous/informal practice of herbal medicine existed and still exists. The informal herbal medicine practice forms part of the Traditional medicine practices in Ghana. Traditional … Read more
I write to inform you on the need to focus on the herbal medicine industry in your quest to tackle unemployment especially among graduates in Ghana. Let me first of all congratulate you on your election and inauguration as the 5th president of the 4th republic of Ghana. Policies such as one district one factory, … Read more
Albania has become the largest producer of outdoor-grown cannabis in Europe. The potent plant has been described as “green gold” for struggling farmers. In a poor nation, it’s a billion-euro industry. Off a dirt road, in a small village north of Tirana, there’s a half-built, tumble-down, brick house. It stands alone and looks abandoned. It … Read more
The bid to legalize marijuana, a drug considered to be harmful to the body, has been long squabbled over in most countries across the globe. However some countries have decriminalized the usage of the drug with some conditions. The mere mention of the word cannabis sends chills down the spines of defaulters in any given country where … Read more