Ganja Nation -Ghana Becomes Number One Indian Hemp Smoking Country
Nigeria’s neighbour, Ghana, has made a most notorious history as it
has beaten the likes of Jamaica and USA to become the country with the
most Indian Hemp smokers in the world.
According to a survey conducted by World Drug Report, the West
African nation was named as the world ‘Igbo’ smoking leaders with 2.8
million Ghanaians out of about the 25,000,000 million population being
active weed smokers and likely to get high on a daily basis, a whopping
11.2% of the populace.
In the report carried by Ghanaian top website, OMG Ghana, other
countries that came under the same study included Jamaica, USA, Nigeria
and the Netherlands but none of these countries came close to the former
Gold Coast in terms of daily weed takers.
The report has it that while usage in the U.S. rose after some
marijuana legalization began in 2012, it’s still under 10%. ghana still
comes out on top even though marijuana consumption is illegal in the
country.
OMG ghana took a look at the national culture that has made Ghanaians the world’s top weed smokers:
The weed scene in Ghana
Similar to most African countries, marijuana is
actually illegal in Ghana, but seems to be openly acceptable by the new
generation. Smoking weed in high schools and the university is
considered ‘cool’.
The area boys who are known to smoke ganja are
typically regarded as the ‘cool kids on the block’, and are generally
respected by the community they reside.
Weed in Ghana is very cheap
Indian hemp is verycheap in ghana as compared to other
nations, and this makes even those with virtually no source of
livelihood to get easy access to the drug. There are generally three
grades available: “Marri” is low-quality, “polli” is medium-grade and
“riger” is the top-shelf stuff, and they cost varying amount of money.
Where Ghanaians get their weed
The ‘BUSH’ in the local communities are notoriously
known as the ‘ganja’ spots. Most of the smoking is done outside in the
bush. It’s very, very warm in Ghana, and thankfully, there are many
small hut-and-bench combos, which allow for cool breezes to flow over
you while hiding from the ever-present glaring sun.
The Narcotics Control Board boss is open to legalization
The Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board,
(NACOB), Yaw Sarpong, can see some wisdom in the legalisation of
cannabis sativa because increasingly, ordinary people do not think that
possessing the mentally-disturbing substance is a crime.
Why Ghanaians love weed more than other people
It’s very unclear why, maybe the Rastafarians have
finally found a way to positively influence the public or Ghanaians
simply know how to fun better than everyone else.
Category: World News
Category: World News
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