The advocacy or debate for the legalization of marijuana continues to linger around the necks of Ghanaians and just when the matter seemed to have gone down, on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, Afropop/Dancehall artist Rootikal Swagger speaking on Okay FM #Ekwansodwodwo added his voice to the controversial issue of legalizing the use of marijuana in the country, calling on government to reform our drug laws, saying the punishment people receive for simply smoking marijuana is harsh.
The "Ebefa" hitmaker, again, called government to put up good measures or structures to make the use of the substance legal, to help boost the country's economy and avoid people abusing it.
“All we are saying is that, government must stop criminalizing marijuana, but rather legalize it and put up good structures or measures to avoid people from abusing it....if that's the reason for not legalizing" he said.
"With good structures, marijuana can change the country's economy” he added.
Even prominent people such as late Kofi Annan, as well as the former Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board, Mr Yaw Akrasi Sarpong, made similar calls, though theirs were geared towards the decriminalization of its use.
Renowned Journalist Kwesi Pratt, radio host, Blakk Rasta, Abeiku Santana (OK FM), Mr Kwame Sefa Kayi of Peace FM, A Plus, are among the people advocating for the legalization of marijuana, though they all want the government to put up measures in regulating it after the legalization.
Source by: Nana Kesse
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