Kwaku Agyeman Manu, Health Minister
The head of the Psychiatry Unit at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr. Ruth Owusu-Antwi, has cautioned the government that marijuana remains a psychoactive substance, which poses risks to the Ghanaian society and that the state should tread cautiously with its decision to decriminalise marijuana for industrial and health use in the country.
Though she admits that cannabis can be used medicinally, she noted that it was ‘too risky’ at the moment to legalise it for medicinal or industrial purposes in Ghana.
According to Dr. Owusu-Antwi, regulation has always been a challenge, not only in Ghana, but in several African countries, warning that Ghana was not ready to legalise the psychoactive drug for medicinal and industrial purposes.
DEA Hit With Another Lawsuit From Scientists Seeking to Research Cannabis
DEA Hit With Another Lawsuit From Scientists Seeking to Research Cannabis
The time is nigh for the DEA to cooperate in ensuring that medical marijuana research can move forward. Finally.
On December 3, 2020, MAPS (the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) issued a press release regarding a lawsuit filed against the DEA and the Attorney General to “compel issuance of licenses to manufacture marijuana for clinical trials and potential FDA approval.” We have written about MAPS and its 35 years of advocacy and engagement with DEA before, and we are big fans of the nonprofit.
December 17, 2020
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Thailand, the sole Asian country to legalise cannabis for medical use , is so keen on educating locals about the drug ’s benefits that tourism and sports minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn this month unveiled a medical marijuana tour that will cover eight provinces, set to kick off next year.
But not too far away, in Singapore, top officials are singing a starkly different tune.
Law and home affairs minister K. Shanmugam has in recent weeks taken to social media on multiple occasions to stress the island nation’s zero-tolerance stance on drugs – marijuana included.
Earlier this month, he told local media Singapore had to “hold the line” on the issue and needed to persuade the international community “based on rationality and science”.
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UN vote on cannabis a welcome step; may lead to policy changes in India: Hemp Horizons CEO Rohit Shah
Rohit Shah, Co-founder & CEO, Hemp Horizons, says UN vote could lead to policy changes in terms of isolation and treatment of cannabis plant; he s elated over the fact that the historic vote in the United Nations will break the stigma around cannabis
Manoj Sharma | December 17, 2020 | Updated 11:57 IST
Rohit Shah, Co-founder & CEO, Hemp Horizons
The UN Commission on Narcotic Drug, in a historic vote on December 2, removed cannabis and cannabis resin from the most dangerous substances category. Total 27 member states, including India, the US and EU countries, supported the move, while 25 nations including China, Pakistan and Russia voted against it. After the vote, cannabis has been removed from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, where it was listed alongside deadly, addictive opioids, including heroin.
Why is Asia divided on a green light for medical marijuana? Thursday, 17 December 2020
Thailand, the sole Asian country to legalise cannabis for medical use, is so keen on educating locals about the drug’s benefits that tourism and sports minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn this month unveiled a medical marijuana tour that will cover eight provinces, set to kick off next year. But not too far away, in Singapore, top officials are singing a starkly different tune.
Law and home affairs minister K. Shanmugam has in recent weeks taken to social media on multiple occasions to stress the island nation’s zero-tolerance stance on drugs – marijuana included. Earlier this month, he told local media Singapore had to “hold the line” on the issue and needed to persuade the international community “based on rationality and science”.